Archaeology 7/7

Native American Antiquity

Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 1: Tunnel Cave

A few miles northeast of Montrose, Colorado, canyon walls look down on fertile Shavano Valley. Pecked onto the patina of Dakota...

Unique Beings Being Unique: Cherokee vs Algonquin

I am constantly struck by the images evoked by the term “Native American”. I find that the English language has a way of sorting and...

Native American History: Rediscovery of Ancestral Pueblos

When the Ancestral Puebloan People, popularly known as the Anasazi, Left their magnificent pueblos in Chaco Canyon and throughout New...

Native American Skies: The View from Down Under

Last Sunday we watched the very popular new show, Cosmos, which is a remake of the famous Carl Sagan series from the 1980’s. In this...

Native American Skies: Perceiving Spring

Twice a year, a day comes along where the length of daylight equals the length of darkness. Today we call that day the “equinox”. We...

Native American Skies: Sacred Caves of Machu Picchu

“Suddenly, without any warning, under a huge overhanging ledge the boy showed me a cave beautifully lined with the finest cut stone. It...

Native American Skies: Machu Picchu Obelisk

“In the variety of its charms and the power of its spell, I know of no place in the world which can compare with it. Not only has it...

Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 2: Rock Art Maps

Have you used Google Maps lately? How about AAA Triptiks. Remember Rand-McNally? Maps have been an essential part of the traveler’s...

Native American Skies: Orion

If you are able to see the southern sky tonight (January), the constellation we call “Orion” is prominent. It is one of the easiest...

Check back soon

Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

No tags yet.