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Marble Mountain carver sings pop song: I hired a motorcycle driver to take me to some of the highlights of DaNang, Vietnam. My main goal was to see the Buddhist temples on Marble Mountain and the Khmer museum. I was surprised that my guide stopped at a few unexpected places. One was a headstone...; Format: audio

Cameron Art Museum: Visit the Cameron Art Museum and see its wonderful “collection of fine art, design and crafts, including significant holdings of historical and contemporary work by North Carolina artists, designers and artisans.”; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Marble Mountain headstone carvers: I hired a motorcycle driver to take me to some of the highlights of DaNang, Vietnam. My main goal was to see the Buddhist temples on Marble Mountain and the Khmer museum. I was surprised that my guide stopped at a few unexpected places. One was a headstone...; Format: audio

Moses Cone Memorial Park and Flat Top Manor: This historic mansion houses one of five shops of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild. The crafts which include jewelry, pottery, glass figurines, and framed and unframed artwork are handmade by over 300 regional artists. Visitors can hear how the artists have come to make these wonderful crafts.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Mining Museum: A visit to this area is as educational as it is fun. Students will learn the history of mining in the North Carolina mountains and enjoy exploring a real mine and panning for gems.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

John C. Campbell Folk School: The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art, and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Old Depot Association: The museum provides exhibits that honor the local and mountain heritage and crafts. A photographic exhibit in the Caboose Museum shows the pictures of the history of the depot and has railroad memorabilia and music of the era.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Why does the Piedmont have so much clay and how is it used?: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 2; North Carolina's Piedmont has so much clay because clay is, quite literally, “common as dirt.” Seventy-five percent of the earth's surface is composed of silica (SiO2) and aluminia (Al2O3), the primary ingredients...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Sculpted stone wall at Teotihuacan, Mexico: A stylized stone snake head emerges from a heavily-carved low wall. The wall connects to a taller wall made of stone blocks. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city in Mexico. The civilization...; Format: image/photograph

Slavery across North Carolina: In this lesson for grade 8, students read excerpts from slave narratives to gain an understanding of how slavery developed in each region of North Carolina, and how regional differences created a variety of slave experiences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Central plaza of Teotihucan, Mexico: A low stone square sits in the middle of a large central plaza. Multiple ruins of stone buildings line the plaza as well as both sides of a long straight road that extends into the distance. A mountain range rises beyond the city. Teotihuacan is the name of...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A large stone pyramid is photographed from the perspective of the top of a different pyramid. The pyramid in the distance is constructed of multiple levels with many stone stairs. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest...; Format: image/photograph

Steps on a Teotihuacan, Mexico: Two tourists stand among steep-sided pyramid walls. A metal rail separates two pyramid walls. Overcast skies frame the image. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city in Mexico. The Teotihuacan...; Format: image/photograph

Sculpture in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A small sculpture emerges from a stone wall. The sculpture is made up of three parts: two white conical images, with a small red bowl between them. The conical carvings may represent shells. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone wall in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A carved stone animal head emerges from a stone wall. The head emerges from a base that is similar to a flower. A metal rod is supporting the head. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city...; Format: image/photograph

Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico: Three tourists walk down the middle of a dirt street between several very tall stone pyramids. The pyramids are constructed of various levels with steep stairs. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the...; Format: image/photograph

Glyphs inTeotehuacan, Mexico: Stylized animals and geometric patterns are carved into a pink stone close to the floor. Many pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas used glyphs as a form of written language. Historians and archaeologists know more about the Maya and Aztec glyph languages,...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A very large stone pyramid rises from a grass field. The pyramid is composed of several different levels, with stairs leading from level to level. The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest structure in Teotihuacan, and the second largest in Mesoamerica. It is...; Format: image/photograph

The Battle of Kings Mountain: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.3; At the Battle of King's Mountain, fought in October 1780 in South Carolina, Patriot militias defeated Loyalists under the command of a British Army officer.

Mustering out of the Confederate army: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.12; Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrendered his army to William T. Sherman on April 26, 1865, at Bennett Place in present-day Durham, North Carolina. Soldiers under Johnston's command received paroles from Union authorities and were sent home. Includes video of a Civil War reenactment.; Format: article

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