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1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians
1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians
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1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians: Article XVI
1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians: Article XVI
Article XVI of the 1677 treaty between Virginia and the Indians.
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18th-century Indian trading camp
18th-century Indian trading camp
At a demonstration of eighteenth-century life on North Carolina's western frontier, this replica of an Indian trading camp shows items that were considered valuable commodities. They included powder horns, tobacco, shirts, blankets, rum, mirrors, beaded belts,...
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An Aged Man in His Winter Garment
An Aged Man in His Winter Garment
"An Ageed Manne in His Winter Garment." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is standing with his right...
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American Indian stalking deer
American Indian stalking deer
This 1993–1994 painting depicts an American Indian hunting deer with a bow and arrow. The hunter stands on a rock in a stream facing a buck and a doe. He is camouflaged, wearing a deer head and skin over his own head and torso. In the background, the...
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Ancient pit contents
Ancient pit contents
Ancient refuse at the bottom of a pit.
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Ancient pits
Ancient pits
Photograph of students revealing ancient pits by troweling the top of subsoil.
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Ancient post holes
Ancient post holes
Photograph of students revealing ancient post holes by troweling the top of subsoil.
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Animal petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock near Monticello, Utah
Animal petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock near Monticello, Utah
A detail of Newspaper Rock at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument near Monticello, Utah. The petroglyphs depict what appear to be deer, lizards, bison, footprints, and a man riding a horse, among other figures. Newspaper Rock is one of the largest and most...
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Arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound
Arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound
These are arrowheads from the Town Creek Indian Mound near Mount Gilead, North Carolina.
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Artifacts found by waterscreening
Artifacts found by waterscreening
Small artifacts recovered by waterscreening.
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Assiniboine hunting buffalo
Assiniboine hunting buffalo
Paul Kane's circa 1851-1856 painting depicts two Plains Indians on horseback hunting a buffalo. The introduction of horses by Spanish settlers changed the way Plains Indians hunted, allowing them to overtake buffalo by speed.
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Aztec empire map
Aztec empire map
This map shows the extent of the Aztec empire before its conquest by the Spanish around 1519.
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Backfilling the Occaneechi Town excavation
Backfilling the Occaneechi Town excavation
Student backfilling an archaeological excavation.
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Baptism of Pocahontas
Baptism of Pocahontas
John Gadsby Chapman's painting, commissioned in 1837, depicts Pocahontas' baptism in Jamestown, Virginia, around 1613 or 1614. In the painting, Pocahontas (soon to be baptized Rebecca) wears a white dress and kneels before a baptismal font in a church. Anglican...
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Bartholomé de Las Casas
Bartholomé de Las Casas
Constantino Brumidi's 1876 painting, Bartholomé de Las Casas, depicts de las Casas and an American Indian in a room, viewed through an arched window. De las Casas is sitting at a desk in his priest's robe with a pen in his right hand. The Indian...
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Beaded belt
Beaded belt
At a replica of an eighteenth-century trading camp on the North Carolina frontier, an American Indian-style belt hangs from a post. Beaded belts with this type of pattern were an important element of typical Southeastern Indian dress.
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Bear grass on Highline Trail in Glacier National Park, MT
Bear grass on Highline Trail in Glacier National Park, MT
Bear grass on Highline Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana. The delicate, cream-colored flowers bloom in a dense mass shaped like a club. Bear grass, despite its name, is more closely related to lilies than to grass. It propagates by way of rhizomes, which...
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Bear painting on major temple interior wall
Bear painting on major temple interior wall
Painting of a bear on an interior wall of the major temple at Town Creek Indian Mound. The recreated temple approximates the most important house of worship at Town Creek. Each wall is painted with an image of a different animal, representing the town's different...
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A black bear in Glacier National Park, MT
A black bear in Glacier National Park, MT
A black bear in Glacier National Park, Montana. Visitors to the park are encouraged to use caution around all animals, especially bears, when hiking near or photographing them. A stunning vista in Glacier National Park, Montana. The park protects over one...
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