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Apr 22, 2024 10:02 pm
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Early Settlers of Rapa Nui Had Contact With South America
Friday, March 22, 2024
(Andrea Seelenfreund)
SANTIAGO, CHILE—According to a report from Live Science, researchers have found evidence that early settlers of the southeastern Pacific island Rapa Nui had contact with South America as much as a millennium ago. Exactly when people first settled Rapa Nui, which is also known as Easter Island, as well as whether the first settlers came from Polynesia or South America, remains a matter of debate. The researchers studied 20 obsidian blades excavated at Anakena, the island’s earliest known settlement, which was occupied from roughly A.D. 1000 to 1300. On the blades, they identified starch grains belonging to breadfruit, cassava, taro, purple yam, sweet potato, Tahitian apple, achira, and ginger. A number of these, including purple yam, taro, breadfruit, and Tahitian apple, were native to Polynesia. Achira, sweet potato, and cassava, however, would have come from South America. “Our results show that, by the time that people were living at the Anakena site, they already had voyaged to the South American coast and been in contact with South American peoples,” said Andrea Seelenfreund, an archaeologist at the Academy of Christian Humanism University. Read the original scholarly article about this research in PLOS ONE. To read about another research project focusing on ancient starch granules, go to “Letter from the Four Corners: In Search of Prehistoric Potatoes.
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Apr 23, 2024 10:30 pm
Ancient Megaliths you've NEVER seen before (Central America & Mexico)
In this video, I'm going to show you a collection of ancient lost megaliths hidden deep within the Maya jungles of Mexico & Central America. These megalithic structures/monuments are the largest ever erected in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus.
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Apr 23, 2024 10:35 pm
Thousands of archaeologists descend on New Orleans for annual conference
The Society of American Archaeology is hosting its 89th annual conference.
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NEW ORLEANS —Thousands of archaeologists are in New Orleans this week for an annual conference.
The Society of American Archaeology is celebrating its 89th year.
Approximately 4,000 professors, students and other professionals working in the field are meeting to discuss a variety of topics, some with particular interest to Louisiana.
"Poverty Point, among other mound sites associated with Native Americans and different periods of the past, including our recent past, are profoundly interesting and important in world archaeology," said Chris Rodning, a professor at Tulane University. "As archaeologists, we’re, of course, interested in Poverty Point and other sites for clues about what life was like in the past. Poverty Point is also interesting and important because it’s important to Native Americans in the present."
Poverty Point is a mound site located in Pioneer.
Rodning said presentations will also focus on climate change and its impact on archaeology.
"These are issues that resonate locally but have very important implications globally as we contend with the effects of increasingly severe weather events and increasingly frequent severe storms, not just in Louisiana, but in many parts of the country and around the world," said Rodning.
While the conference is mostly reserved for working archaeologists and students, Rodning encouraged community members who are interested in learning more about archaeology to follow updates from the Louisiana Archaeological Society, which hosts public events throughout the year.
To learn more, clickhere.
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Thousands of archaeologists descend on New Orleans for annual conference (wdsu.com)
Apr 23, 2024 10:38 pm
Zipper Glyph and Desert Kites!?
Similarities between zipper glyph of Utah and Neolithic desert kites around the world.
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