Indigenous Americas Resources
RESOURCE LINKS
Khan Academy
America before Colombus
Latin American Art
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/beginners-guide-americas/a/latin-american-art-introduction
The Teotihuacanos
www.ancient.eu/Teotihuacan/
List of deities
The Mayans 7000 B.C.E. - 1524 C.E.
Mystery of the Mayan and Aztec Civilizations
www.ancient.eu/Maya_Civilization/
List of deities
The Aztecs 1345-1521 C.E.
www.ancient.eu/Aztec_Civilization/
List of deities
The Incas 1400-1533 C.E.
Chavin Culture
www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1139647761&feature=iv&src_vid=6BN3jo5R1CY&v=6BN3jo5R1CY#t=1m2s
www.ancient.eu/Inca_Civilization/
List of deities
North American Art
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/beginners-guide-americas/a/native-north-america-an-introduction
Tribes of North America
America's Great Indian Nations
www.native-languages.org/north-america.htm
IMAGES
153. Chavin de Huantar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavin. 900-200 B.C.E. Stone (architectural complex); granite (Lanzon and sculpture); hammered gold alloy (jewelry).
www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/video-guide-new/video-guide-summary/223-chavin-de-huantar-a-cyark-case-study
UNESCO World Heritage Information for Chavin
Documentary
154. Mesa Verde cliff dwellings. Montezuma County, Colorado. Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi). 450-1300 C.E. Sandstone.
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-the-cliffs-of-mesa-verde-10863419/
www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/history/the-anasazi/solving-the-mystery-of-anasazi-disappearance/
155. Yaxchilan. Chiapas, Mexico. Maya. 725 C.E. Limestone (architectural complex).
David Stuart interprets Lintel 39
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeXOUPy_Mw
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dual/hd_dual.htm
www.ancient.eu/Yaxchilan/
www.mayan-ruins.org/yaxchilan/
156. Great Serpent Mound. Adams Country, southern Ohio. Mississippian (Eastern Woodlands). c. 1070 C.E. Earthwork/effigy mound.
Article about new research on the site
Official Website
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAQ5sziIUDo
157. Templo Mayor (Main Temple). Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City, Mexico). Mexica (Aztec). 1375-1520 C.E. Stone (temple); volcanic stone (the Coyolxauhqui Stone); jadeite (Olmed-style mask); basalt (Calendar Stone).
www.ancient.eu/Templo_Mayor/
158. Ruler's feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II). Mexica (Aztec). 1428-1520 C.E. Feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold.
www.ancient.eu/Montezuma/
159. City of Cusco, including Qorikancha (Inka main temple), Santa Domingo (Spanish colonial convent), and Walls at Saqsa Waman (Sacsayhuaman). Central highlands, Peru. Inca. c. 1440 C.E.; convent added 1550-1650 C.E. Andesite.
160. Maize cob. Inca. c. 1440-1533 C.E. Sheet metal;repusse, metal alloys.
Art exhibit covering Incan metal works
161. City of Machu Picchu. Central highlands, Peru. Inca. c. 1450-1540 C.E. Granite (architectural complex).
Documentary
www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEju5OcNHlw
sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html
162. All-T'oqapu tunic. Inca. 1450-1540 C.E. Camelid fiber and cotton.
Weaving demonstration
www.ancient.eu/article/791/
163. Bandolier bag. Lenape (Delaware tribe, Eastern Woodlands). c. 1850 C.E. Beadwork on leather.
www.mpm.edu/research-collections/anthropology/online-collections-research/bandolier-bag-collection
164. Transformation Mask. Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest coast of Canada. Late 19th century C.E. Wood, paint and string.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WREmWxggU
165. Painted elk hide. Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody), Eastern Shoshone Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, U.S. c. 1890-1900 C.E. Painted elk hide.
www.prairieedge.com/tribe-scribe/artist-mike-mcleod-demonstrates-how-to-paint-a-buffalo-hide/
166. Black-on-black ceramic vessel. Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez. Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. c. mid-20th century C.E. Blackware ceramic.
www.mariamartinezpottery.com/about-maria-martinez.html
Khan Academy
America before Colombus
Latin American Art
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/beginners-guide-americas/a/latin-american-art-introduction
The Teotihuacanos
www.ancient.eu/Teotihuacan/
List of deities
The Mayans 7000 B.C.E. - 1524 C.E.
Mystery of the Mayan and Aztec Civilizations
www.ancient.eu/Maya_Civilization/
List of deities
The Aztecs 1345-1521 C.E.
www.ancient.eu/Aztec_Civilization/
List of deities
The Incas 1400-1533 C.E.
Chavin Culture
www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1139647761&feature=iv&src_vid=6BN3jo5R1CY&v=6BN3jo5R1CY#t=1m2s
www.ancient.eu/Inca_Civilization/
List of deities
North American Art
www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/beginners-guide-americas/a/native-north-america-an-introduction
Tribes of North America
America's Great Indian Nations
www.native-languages.org/north-america.htm
IMAGES
153. Chavin de Huantar. Northern highlands, Peru. Chavin. 900-200 B.C.E. Stone (architectural complex); granite (Lanzon and sculpture); hammered gold alloy (jewelry).
www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/video-guide-new/video-guide-summary/223-chavin-de-huantar-a-cyark-case-study
UNESCO World Heritage Information for Chavin
Documentary
154. Mesa Verde cliff dwellings. Montezuma County, Colorado. Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi). 450-1300 C.E. Sandstone.
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-the-cliffs-of-mesa-verde-10863419/
www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/history/the-anasazi/solving-the-mystery-of-anasazi-disappearance/
155. Yaxchilan. Chiapas, Mexico. Maya. 725 C.E. Limestone (architectural complex).
David Stuart interprets Lintel 39
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeXOUPy_Mw
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dual/hd_dual.htm
www.ancient.eu/Yaxchilan/
www.mayan-ruins.org/yaxchilan/
156. Great Serpent Mound. Adams Country, southern Ohio. Mississippian (Eastern Woodlands). c. 1070 C.E. Earthwork/effigy mound.
Article about new research on the site
Official Website
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAQ5sziIUDo
157. Templo Mayor (Main Temple). Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City, Mexico). Mexica (Aztec). 1375-1520 C.E. Stone (temple); volcanic stone (the Coyolxauhqui Stone); jadeite (Olmed-style mask); basalt (Calendar Stone).
www.ancient.eu/Templo_Mayor/
158. Ruler's feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II). Mexica (Aztec). 1428-1520 C.E. Feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold.
www.ancient.eu/Montezuma/
159. City of Cusco, including Qorikancha (Inka main temple), Santa Domingo (Spanish colonial convent), and Walls at Saqsa Waman (Sacsayhuaman). Central highlands, Peru. Inca. c. 1440 C.E.; convent added 1550-1650 C.E. Andesite.
160. Maize cob. Inca. c. 1440-1533 C.E. Sheet metal;repusse, metal alloys.
Art exhibit covering Incan metal works
161. City of Machu Picchu. Central highlands, Peru. Inca. c. 1450-1540 C.E. Granite (architectural complex).
Documentary
www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEju5OcNHlw
sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html
162. All-T'oqapu tunic. Inca. 1450-1540 C.E. Camelid fiber and cotton.
Weaving demonstration
www.ancient.eu/article/791/
163. Bandolier bag. Lenape (Delaware tribe, Eastern Woodlands). c. 1850 C.E. Beadwork on leather.
www.mpm.edu/research-collections/anthropology/online-collections-research/bandolier-bag-collection
164. Transformation Mask. Kwakwaka'wakw, Northwest coast of Canada. Late 19th century C.E. Wood, paint and string.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WREmWxggU
165. Painted elk hide. Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody), Eastern Shoshone Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, U.S. c. 1890-1900 C.E. Painted elk hide.
www.prairieedge.com/tribe-scribe/artist-mike-mcleod-demonstrates-how-to-paint-a-buffalo-hide/
166. Black-on-black ceramic vessel. Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez. Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. c. mid-20th century C.E. Blackware ceramic.
www.mariamartinezpottery.com/about-maria-martinez.html