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Puebloan roomblocks
Architectural terminology in Southwestern archaeology
A short post created essentially to help me start to learn Southwestern ethnologists’ terms of art. Many thanks to Matt Taliaferro for fielding my confused queries about some very basic architectural vocabulary. And many apologies to him if any of the following is incorrect! (more…)
Moundville (1Tu500): plaza and two signature artifacts
Landscape, Duck Effigy, Rattlesnake Disc
Moundville Archaeological Park and the Jones Archaeological Museum are a wonderful half-day to full day visit if you have any interest whatsoever in archaeology, American Indian history, landscape, or art. The scope of the grounds and collections are expansive enough to impress but not so massive or flashy as to overwhelm. Entrance and admission to the museum was $8 when I visited on March 31, 2017 which I consider more than reasonable.
This post is a place for my photos of the site’s plaza and two signature artifacts, the so-called Duck Effigy Bowl and Rattlesnake Disc. I hope they pique your interest enough to convince you to pay a visit yourself someday.
Tlaltecuhtli monolith below Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid
Exhibition photos from el Museo del Templo Mayor
On January 15, 2017, I was privileged to make a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site and onsite museum in Mexico City’s Historic Center. I was doubly privileged in receiving a guided tour from Johannes Neurath, Carlos Mondragón, and Anahí Luna.
This blog post touches on the contents of a single room, that dedicated to the massive sculpture depicting the Aztec Earth Lord and a selection of the offerings placed beneath. (more…)
3 Cherokee fish weirs
Fishing weirs in the Tuckasegee and Little Tennessee
Tuckasegee River
Allman fish weir
The high visibility of the Allman weir in Webster is owing in part to its maintenance by post-Removal property owners.
To view this weir, find the pull off on River Road between Dillsboro and Webster and walk a few yards south. While it is possible to make out the weir through full summer foliage, it is most visible seen when the leaves are down.
The Allman weir in Webster, N.C.
Wyandot landmarks in Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Pre-Removal Wyandot settlement traces in Central Ohio
Some work-related travel took me between St. Clairsville and Findlay last week. I planned out my return route so as to take me past Upper Sandusky, location of a Wyandot settlement from the Revolutionary War period to Removal in 1842.
I am vaguely aware of the importance of the Wyandot in the political and military affairs of the Old Northwest, and that they and the Cherokee were in conflict during the mid-18th century. In truth, they may well be the Iroquoian group about whom I know the least. I find that learning about settlement pattern stuff is the best way for me to begin to get a grip on any group’s social life and history. It’s helpful to me on paper and all the more so up close and personal.
With that in mind, feel free to enjoy the following photos from the couple of hours I spent piddling around Upper Sandusky last Wednesday (06 May 2015). (more…)
The Human Family 