Ancient North American Archaeology Research Paper Topic???

[CoolTech]

Hi all

I have this class Ancient North American Archaeology, I have to write a paper that has to be not more than 20 pages, I want a topic thats specific enough but has enough material available to make 10-15 pages worth of material. Anyone an anthropology major or the like that can help me out? thanks.

 

[LadyNiniane]

Something along the lines of speculation about what happened to the cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde?

Or, there are also cliff dwellings in Arizona - can't think of the name, but it's part of a park about halfway between Phoenix and Flagstaff. Similar situation - evidences of a reasonable sized, active and growing community and then they just disappeared.

Edit: Found it - Montezuma's Castle, Arizona

Or, try searching on the Anastazi <sp?> peoples.

Lady Niniane

 

[DrDave]

Not an anthropologist or archaeologist (and I don't play one on tv either), but I'd think you could find plenty of material on the mound builders of Ohio and/or Alabama, or the Anasazi of Colorado. Good luck!
Anasazi
More Anasazi
Mound builders
More mound builders

 

[LadyNiniane]

DrDave jogged a memory. Search for Cahokia, IL mound builders.

Lady Niniane

 

[Regine]

Everybody writes about Pueblo folks.

Woodland traditions are really interesting.
Also Mississippian (think Cahokia).

I'm taking a N.American Archaeology class right now and we just talked about Woodland for a few weeks. I bet you'd find enough stuff about it.

 

[DrDave]

Toolgirl's right, pueblo people are pretty much the default topic for North American archaeology. How about Inuit culture?
Arctic archaeology

 

[DrDave]

Yay! I just made member with that last post!

 

[Regine]

Arctic stuff is cool. But there aren't too many sites actually. If you're lucky enough to find materials this would be realy interesting though.