AvatarMichael RuggeriPollution Lead pollution from Native Americans attributed to crushing galena for glitter paint phys.org - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science Native American use of galena at Kincaid Mounds, a settlement occupied during the Mississippian period (1150 to 1450 CE), resulted in more than 1.5 …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Women shaped cuisine, culture of ancient Cahokia phys.org - Gerry Everding Archaeologists have struggled to explain the rapid rise and fall of Cahokia—the mysterious Mississippian mound-building culture that sprang up about …
AvatarMichael RuggeriArchaeology Fresh look at burials, mass graves, tells a new story of Cahokia phys.org - Diana Yates A new study challenges earlier interpretations of an important burial mound at Cahokia, a pre-Columbian city in Illinois near present-day St. Louis. …
AvatarMichael Ruggeri Victims of Human Sacrifice at Cahokia Were Locals, Not ‘Foreign’ Captives, Study Finds westerndigs.org - —by Blake de Pastino The practice of human sacrifice in America’s largest prehistoric city was more subtle and complex than experts once thought, new research …
AvatarMichael RuggeriFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Rock Art - Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center | UW-La Crosse uwlax.edu Samuel’s Cave is a naturally-formed rockshelter containing prehistoric petroglyphs and pictographs that probably date to the Oneota occupation of the …
