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Shell mask from Macon County, North Carolina, ca. AD 1500

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Ward, H. Trawick, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1999. Time Before History: The Archaeology of North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. [Figure 5.22.]

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Macon County, North Carolina
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  • Intrigue of the Past: Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods. (Page 5.6)
  • Site robbers: Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.

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Shell mask from Macon County, North Carolina, ca. AD 1500.