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Sfu Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Hola Canada
An extraordinary collection of resources relating to the ancient heritage of Latin America. Includes detailed information and images of artifacts, educator resources, and much more.
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Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Indians of Virginia [Pdf]
Amazing visual presentation about the history of Indians in Virginia. included in this comprehensive slideshow are startling pictures and maps tracing the Native American culture from prehistoric times through the 1600's.
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Museum of the Fur Trade: Traders, Trappers, and Indians
The French were the premier fur traders in the 18th century, but many groups besides the French were involved also. Find extensive information and artifacts about the fur trade, what was traded, who the traders were, and how the trade...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping the Past
Students will examine European world maps from the Middle Ages, the Age of Discovery, and the period of New World exploration. They will then look at maps that record the early exploration of the American West and collect present-day...
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Be an Archaeologist
Ancient artifacts tell archaeologists a lot about the lives of prehistoric people. Sharpen your archaeological skills by reassembling broken pieces of a clay pot. See before and after photos of ruins, plus a film of a projected...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society: Pennsylvania Civil War 150
The sidebar of this site reads "Understand the War Through People Then and Now." That is the mission of the site, and when you click on each word or phrase, you open up a world of information about the Civil War. Compiled resources help...
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Musee Du Quai Branly: Indigenous Art of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania
Examine a collection of artifacts produced by indigenous cultures Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania in three-dimensions. Includes location maps and helpful commentary.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Russell Cave: Prehistoric Cultures
Russell Cave in Alabama holds clues to the many groups of inhabitants that represented cultures in America over the past 10,0000 years. Read an overview of the cultures themselves before looking into the cultures in more detail. Find...
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University of Texas Medical Branch: Hector P. Garcia
A thorough look at the life of Hector P. Garcia (1914-1996 CE) is shown at this site through a biography, photos, artifacts, and papers.
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: The Chumash People of California
A thorough look at the Chumash people of California. Read about their unique plank canoes, basketry, language, and cave paintings. Many pictures of artifacts and drawings accompany the information.
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Live Science: First American Settlers Not Who We Thought
This article discusses findings that point to a pre-Clovis, New-World-humans model through artifacts dug up at various archaeological spots thoughout the Americas.
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Museum of Western Colorado
This site contains information/links to artifacts, photographs, Native Americans, the Old West, facts about the 20th century, and dinosaur-rich geography.
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Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704
This award-winning resource draws the reader into a consideration of history as witnessed from multiple perspectives. Discover the mystery of the French and Indian raid on colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts where five cultures clashed in...
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Mariners' Museum: Uss Monitor Center and Foundation
Experience the USS Monitor, the ironclad boat of the Civil War. With this resource, students can read and hear letters from sailors detailing their day-to-day life on board, learn about the history of the Monitor, and find out about the...
University of Alaska
Alaska Science Forum: Evidence Piling Up for Coastal Migration Route
One knife pulled from the sea may shed more light on the mysteries of the first Americans. Archaeologists are still shaping the new Coastal Migration Route theory one artifact at a time.
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University of Tennessee: Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee
Lots of pictures make this an easy-to-understand site on the indigenous peoples of Tennessee beginning with the Paleoindian Period to the present. Culture, homes, history, and artifacts are discussed.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Understanding the Ancient Americas
A collection of lesson plans with background information on ancient civilizations in the Americas. Includes topics such as Aztec and Mayan mythology, Hispanic influence, religious practices, artwork, and artifacts. The materials were...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Meadowcroft Rockshelter Historical Marker
An interesting article about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and how archaeologists were able to dig through enough strata to determine that it was the home for paleo-Indians in Pennsylvania about 16,000 years ago. See pictures of some of...
Library of Congress
Loc: Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection
More than 100 of Miller's 1,650 flutes and related flute artifacts/memorabilia, are available for viewing online. Catalog information and images of the instruments are available as well.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Binding the Nation
A multi-part online exhibit that traces the development of the U.S. Postal System. Artifacts may be clicked on and text explains their significance. Historic, primary materials are used throughout the exhibit.
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Marshall University: Rosanna Blake Library of Confederate History
Online exhibition of an extensive collection of historical Confederacy artifacts.
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In Their Words: The Meuse Argonne: A Decisive Battle
Read this overview of what became known as the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, the last major battle of World War I. Included is a section with personal accounts of soldiers involved in the campaign, and pictures of artifacts related to the battle.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Road to Revolution: 1763 1776
This set of sources focuses on a selection of events, legislation, and perspectives from both sides during this time period. The documents, images, and artifacts help the student-historian understand the process of going from loyal...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Peru
Peru's cultural heritage is extensive and diverse, including important sites and artifacts from the ancient civilizations of the Moche and Nazca. However, these sites are being threatened by vandalism, invasion, looting, and illicit...