General Sites
Center for the Study of the First Americans 
Housed at Texas A&M, the center conducts research and publishes a journal and newsletter exploring early man in North America. You will find some online articles from the newsletter, Mammoth Trumpet, online as well as breaking archaeological and anthropological news.
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American Indians and the Natural World
This site from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History examines the belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian peoples' interactions with the natural world. The site focuses on the Tlingit of the Northwest Coast, the Hopi of the Southwest, the Iroquois of the Northeast, and the Lakota of the Plains.
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Ancient Cultures of the Southwest
Learn about some of the ancient cultures of the Southwest including the Anasazi, Mimbres, and Hohokam. You can learn about the individual cultures, explore timelines and look at pottery samples at this site from the Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin
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 Ancient Mexico
Explore the art, culture, and history of ancient Mesoamerica
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Northern Clans, Northern Traces
This site from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History investigate how scientists are developing new approaches to difficult questions concerning migration and interaction between Arctic and Subarctic peoples using genetic research, environmental modeling and archaeological research.
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Texas Beyond History
Learn about the cultural legacy of Texas going back 13,500 years at this site from the University of Texas. You can learn about the Plain villagers who inhabited the Texas Panhandle 800 years ago and look at some of the stone tools used by Texas Indians.
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Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin
Online copy of the book by Linda M. Gregonis and Karl J. Reinhard that examines the culture of the Hohokum people who live in the Tucson Basin from 300 to 1500 A.D.
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Early North American Cultures
This site from Minnesota State University provides background information for ancient North American cultures including Northeast Coast groups like the Neville, Lamoka, Squibnocket, and Iroquois.
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Native Americans
This site from the Illinois State Museum looks at Indian cultures in Illinois from the paleoindian period to the late prehistoric period. The site includes student activities and a glossary of terms.
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The Ancient Southwest
This site from Catherine Lavender of the Department of History, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York looks at the chronology and geography of Southwestern tribal settlement. The site includes an expanded look at the Hohokam culture.
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 Mystery of the First Americans
This companion site to the PBS series NOVA explores the discovery and ensuing controversy over the Kennewick Man, a well-preserved, 9,000-year-old human skeleton found in Washington State in 1996. A special section of the site explores radiocarbon dating.
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Archaeology and the Ancient History of North Carolina
Discover the world of native peoples from 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 1540 in what is now North Carolina.
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Learn about Pueblo (Anasazi) Indian history and culture. Be sure to visit the Learning Center for lesson plans, student sites exploring life in the canyon 800 years ago and a trip through time in the canyon from 1200 AD to the 1990s.
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Sipapu
Explore Anasazi architecture and history at this site. You can trace Anasazi history with an interactive timeline, explore a 3-D model of a prehistoric great kiva, or take a tour of a Chaco Anasazi great house at this site from John Kanter, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology & Geography at Georgia State University.
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Anasazi
This site from the Granite School District in Utah explores Anasazi culture and history.
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Anasazi Heritage Center
This site from the Bureau of Land Management includes an overview of the Anasazi, resources fro teachers, and and artifact gallery.
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Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
800 years ago the Mississippi Delta was home to a culture that had roads, trade, and cities. This site from the National Park Service looks at earthworks of the lower Mississippi and the life of the peoples that inhabited the area.
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Of Stone and Stories: Pueblitos of the Dinetah
This site from the Bureau of Land Management looks at Navajo culture, architecture and history.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Explore the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde at this site from the National Park Service.
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Early Inhabitants
This site from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection includes three maps that identify Indian Tribes.
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