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1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians: Article XVI: Article XVI of the 1677 treaty between Virginia and the Indians.; Format: image/document

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,...; Format: image/photograph

About the Archaeology Primer: In Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer, page 1; The Occaneechi Indians were once prominent in the Virginia and Carolina Piedmont. As their numbers were reduced by clashes with European colonists, they retreated to a village on the Eno River. Their numbers further dwindled due to disease and warfare, and by 1730 the Occaneechi were all but gone. In 1983, archaeologists discovered a village site near Hillsborough, North Carolina. Through a series of digs, they confirmed that they had found Occaneechi Town.; Format: article

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...; Format: image/illustration

Amadas and Barlowe explore the Outer Banks: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.5; On April 27, 1584, Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe left the west coast of England in two ships to explore the North American coast for Sir Walter Raleigh. The party of explorers landed on July 13, 1584, on the North Carolina coast just north of Roanoke Island, and claimed the land in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Captain Barlowe's report describes the land and the people he encountered.; Format: journal

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...; Format: image/painting

Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer: They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...; Format: article; By Marjorie Hudson.

Analyzing primary sources: John White and the "lost colonists": In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 4.3; In this lesson, students will read about John White's attempt to find the "lost colonists" in 1590, and will practice thinking critically and analyzing primary source documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Ancient pit contents: Ancient refuse at the bottom of a pit.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient pits: Photograph of students revealing ancient pits by troweling the top of subsoil.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient post holes: Photograph of students revealing ancient post holes by troweling the top of subsoil.; Format: image/photograph

Andrew Jackson calls for Indian removal: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.3; Excerpt from President Andrew Jackson's first inaugural address, 1829, in which he argued that American Indians should be removed west of the Mississippi. Includes historical commentary.; Format: speech; Commentary and sidebar notes by Kathryn Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Anticipation guide: The importance of one simple plant: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.9; This activity is designed to be used with the article "The Importance of One Simple Plant." A series of true/false statements will enable students to compare what they previously knew about maize with what they've learned by reading the article.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Archaeobotany: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.6; Students will use pictures of seeds, an activity sheet, and a graph to identify seven seeds and the conditions in which they grow. They will also infer ancient plant use by interpreting archaeobotanical samples and determine changing plant use by Native North Carolinians by interpreting a graph of seed frequency over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

Archaeological sites open to the public: A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.; Format: article

Artifact classification: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.4; Students will use pictures of artifacts or objects from a teaching kit to classify artifacts and answer questions about the lifeways of a group of historic Native Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Artifacts found by waterscreening: Small artifacts recovered by waterscreening.; Format: image/photograph

Aztec empire map: This map shows the extent of the Aztec empire before its conquest by the Spanish around 1519.; Format: image/map

Backfilling the Occaneechi Town excavation: Student backfilling an archaeological excavation.; Format: image/photograph

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