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		Ancient Rome :: The Forum ^Votes:0 \| Home \| Find \| --> The Forum is the central nervous system of SPQR Online, housing much of the site's interactive features. Post a message on the message board, contact the webmasters, see any news concerning classical Rome, and stay tuned for additional features to be added. Get involved by using the buttons at the left. ? 199 8 -1999 Thinkquest Team 26602. All Rights Reserved. Read More Go to Site


		Caribbean Prehistory, SEAC ^Votes:0 Prehistory of the Caribbean Culture Area Bibliography NATIONAL PARK UNITS: Prehistoric sites have been located in Virgin Islands National Park . Also see SEAC's Archaeology in the Caribbean: The Water Island Project and Archeology at Lower Camp , as well as Friends of the VINP Web pages. Outline of the Cultural Chronology of the Caribbean with an Emphasis on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Major Periods Paleoindian Period (9500 B.C. - 5000 B.C.) Mesoindian Period (5000 B.C. - A.D. 1) Neoindian Period (ca. A.D. 1 - ca. A.D. 1500) Preceramic Subcultures Casimiroid Culture (ca. 4000 B.C. - 2000 B.C.) Ortoiroid Culture (ca. 4000 B.C. - A.D. 200) Krum Bay Subseries (1500 B.C. - 200 B.C. Coroso Subseries (1000 B.C. - A.D. 200) Ceramic Subcultures Saladoid Period (ca. 500 B.C. - A.D. 545) Haci Read More Go to Site

		Early Man: Neanderthal Man ^Votes:0 Early Man: Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis) In 1856 workers quarrying for limestone in the Neander Valley near Duesseldorf, Germany came across a skull and bones. In the succeeding years many other specimens were found, not only in the Neander Valley, but in countries such as France, England, Italy, Iraq and as far south as Israel. Controversy surrounded the interpretation of these fossils. German Anatomist Rudolf Virchow examined the first discovery and concluded that it was a Homo sapien with rickets, caused by a Vitamin D deficiency. He also theorized that his flattened head was due to powerful blows. As more finds were made, also with the appearance of rickets, this was considered too coincidental and they were now considered sub-human. In the early 1900s, after many skeletons w Read More Go to Site

		First Peoples ^Votes:0 The First Peoples, 10,000 BC Did Overhunting Cause the Mammoth to Become Extinct? Introduction Humans have lived in North America for at least 15,000 years, and many believe it may be much longer. It from the time of the Ice Age, or Pleistocene Epoch . The climate was much colder and it was a time of alternate expansions and retreats of the glaciers. During the time of the first people, the glaciers covered much of North America a as far south as what we know as Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The first people were hunters of big game animals such as mammoth . By the time the glaciers retreated for the last time, many of these animals had become extinct. Some archaeologists believe it was due to changing climate. Others believe it was the result of overhunting by these first people. Wha Read More Go to Site

		Flagstaff History For Kids! ^Votes:0 Teacher Resources Grade Levels Northern Arizona University Introducing a Timeline K-2 Cline Library Flagstaff History Timeline 4-8 Special Collections and Archives Department Diaries to the Past 3-8 It's a Wash! 1-5 Media Blitz: Glen Canyon Dam 9-12 This exploration of Flagstaff history focuses on life from a child's perspective. Read and enjoy. Click on images you want to see in full. Why did people come to Flagstaff ? They came because water was available for people, crops, and animals. They came to the San Francisco Peaks for religious reasons. They came for the lumber. They came to enjoy the beauty of the Peaks. Introducing a Timeline – Flagstaff History Timeline What was life like for children in Flagstaff ? Imagine that it is 11,000 years ago. The area was cooler and wetter tha Read More Go to Site

		La Brea Tar Pits ^Votes:0 Localities of the Pleistocene: The La Brea Tar Pits When this photograph was taken around 1910, the location depicted was described as "the Salt Creek oilfields, 7 miles west of Los Angeles." Today, this spot is in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, eloquent testimony to urban sprawl, but the pools and deposits of asphalt still remain. For these are the La Brea tar pits, containing one of the richest, best preserved, and best studied assemblages of Pleistocene vertebrates , including at least 59 species of mammal and over 135 species of bird . The tar pit fossils bear eloquent witness to life in southern California from 40,000 to 8,000 years ago; aside from vertebrates, they include plants , mollusks, and insects -- over 660 species of organisms in all. Tar pits form when crude oil seeps Read More Go to Site

		La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles ^Votes:0 La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 (323) 934-7243 Written by Scott Messmore Web Site: La Brea Tar Pits It's hard to believe, but there's a great spot for exploring prehistoric dinosaurs and saber-tooth tigers right in downtown Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea is a series of asphalt deposits that have trapped various types of animals, plants, mammals, birds, insects and yes, even dinosaurs, since the Ice Age in North America. Since Excavation of the pits started in 1908 and since then thousands of fossils have been taken out. Some of the fossil remains have been dated to 40,000 years ago. Scientists have removed mastodans, saber-tooth cats, giant ground sloths, individual plant cells, coyotes, horses, birds and even a pack of wolves. Whether plant li Read More Go to Site

		PBS - THE WEST - Events up to 1500 ^Votes:0 --> EVENTS To 1500 1500-1650 1650-1800 1800-1820 1820-1830 1830-1840 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1917 28000 Earliest settlers cross the Bering land bridge into North America. 10000 Fluted-stone weapon points found at Clovis, New Mexico, are used to hunt large Ice Age mammals. 8000 The Bering land bridge is submerged as ocean levels rise at the end of the Ice Age. 4000 As Ice Age mammals become extinct, hunter-gatherer culture develops on the Plains. 100 B.C. Farming appears among the Mogollon peoples of the southwest. The availability of this stable food source leads to the development of permanent pit-house settlements. 100 A.D. Anasazi culture emerges in the southwest, marked by advanced basket-making, simple farming and construction of above-ground a Read More Go to Site

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