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The Equinox at Chichén Itzá: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs of the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá. ...; Format: article

Spiders and monarchs and bees, oh my!: Exploring the world of insects and spiders can replace children's fear with fascination.; By Linda Dow.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY: The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. About 600,000 years ago, several volcanic eruptions in Yellowstone emptied a magma chamber whose roof collapsed, forming a giant pit that filled with lava. Some lava flows blocked waterways,...; Format: image/photograph

Fundamental concepts: Introduction: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.1; British archaeologist Stuart Piggott once called archaeology “the science of rubbish.” There is truth to his statement. Archaeologists spend lifetimes investigating the abandoned remains of ancient societies.

The pathfinders: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.2; An essay covering the pathfinders of the Paleoindian Period. Learn about the trek across Beringia and the lifeways of these early American Indians.

The forest people: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3; Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

The village farmers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5; North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

Clouds loom over the mountain rim of Lake Batur: This view from an elevated promontory shows much of the elevated rim of Lake Batur on a cloudy day. Lake Batur is one of several volcanic lakes that present spectacular views in the central interior of Bali. Often the active volcanoes emit steam which merges...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese man hoeing terraced wet-rice field: In the center foreground of this lush scene, a Balinese man is hoeing a wet-rice field terrace level in preparation for its next round of planting. Some terraced fields at heights above and below the farmer are flooded with water, but the man is turning dark...; Format: image/photograph

Fields surrounding Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico: Green fields fill the foreground. A large lake completes the background. Beyond the lake rise several low mountains. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha...; Format: image/photograph

Black bear: A black bear in Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.; Format: image/photograph

Lake Hickory in Alexander County, North Carolina: This is Lake Hickory in Alexander County, North Carolina. It, the park surrounding it, and the nearby Catawba River are popular attractions for those who live in the area.; Format: image/photograph

Lake Hickory in Alexander County, North Carolina: This is Lake Hickory in Alexander County, North Carolina. It, the park surrounding it, and the nearby Catawba River are popular attractions for those who live in the area.; Format: image/photograph

Flat Top Manor as viewed from Bass Lake: This is Flat Top Manor as viewed from Bass Lake in the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. This was the house of Linda and Moses Cone. Moses Cone was renowned for his achievements in the textile business. He was industrious and business-savvy but treated even his...; Format: image/photograph

Map of North Carolina river basins: A river basin encompasses all the land surface drained by many finger-like streams and creeks flowing downhill into one another and eventually into one river, which forms its artery and backbone. As a bathtub catches all the water that falls within its sides...; Format: image/map

The Charter of Carolina (1663): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.4; In the Charter of Carolina, King Charles II of England granted the eight men known as the Lords Proprietors rights to the land that became North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: charter; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Ethnographic map of North America - detail: Detail of Henry Lange's 1854 map, Ethnographisches Karte von Nord Amerika. The map is shaded to show the locations of Indian groups in North America. A note in the upper right corner of the complete map explains: "This map shows...; Format: image/map

First peoples: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.1; Beringia was a wide land bridge between Alaska and Siberia that was periodically exposed during the last Great Ice Age. According to a widely-held theory, the first people to live in North America were Asians who followed animal herds across Beringia. The Paleoindians living in North Carolina by 9000 BCE were descendents of these first North Americans. Nobody knows how long it took before the first Paleoindians reached North Carolina, but the few artifacts they left create an image of their past.; Format: article

The lost landscape of the Piedmont: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.5; The Piedmont region of North Carolina is unrecognizable compared to the landscape of 400 years ago. Where man-made lakes now sit were huge bottomland forests. While pine trees accounted for only a small percentage of Piedmont acreage, they now dominate the region's forests -- a result of clearing hardwoods to create farmland. Other once-prominent landscapes include areas of grassland known as “Piedmont prairie,” and upland depression swamps where the clay soils often kept moisture on the land’s surface.; Format: article

Mussels: Photograph of mussels clinging to a rock. Mussels are mollusks that can be found in lakes, rivers, and streams, and in tidal areas along marine coastlines.; Format: image/photograph

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