What are your observations about ancient Native American civilizations from the class materials? How might your understanding of how Native Americans lived have changed from learning more about it in this class?
What is your opinion regarding the possibility of ancient transoceanic travel? Do you think that Native Americans had contact and/or trade with civilizations on other continents prior to the Vikings?
Do you believe that the Kensington Runestone is an authentic artifact from a Viking expedition in 1300s A.D. or is it a hoax?
Do you believe that the cocaine mummy is proof of trans-atlantic trade by Egyptians or Africans?
In answering all these questions be sure to give the reasons for your opinions.
lso explain the likelihood of other possibilities even if you do not believe they are possible. You are also invited to disagree and challenge this professor in fact doing so reflects positively on you.
You do not need to address everything in the articles, rather you get to choose what is the most important. View the sources as inspirational and do not feel obligated to construct your analysis only around these.
Read or skim, watch or listen to the following:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_Point (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_Point_culture (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_archaeological_periods_(North_America)#Culture,_phase,_and_chronological_table_for_the_ Mississippi_Valley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_period (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toltec_Mounds_Archeological_State_Park (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Builders (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Pueblo (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Grande_Ruins_National_Monument (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_Grande_Ruin_and_Irrigation_Sites (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Cliff_Dwellings_National_Monument (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasisamerica (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hawk (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_River_Archaeological_State_Park (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa-Swift_Creek_culture (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stone_Fort_(Tennessee) (Links to an external site.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_Mound (Links to an external site.)
https:// (Links to an external site.)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Culture_National_Historical_Park (Links to an external site.)