As almost everyone knows, sequoia is the name given to a giant tree typical of California’s Sierra Nevada that can exceed one hundred meters in height and ten meters in diameter. However, one of its greatest curiosities is historical: its name, given in 1847 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher, is likely a tribute to the […]
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An Archaeological Discovery in Canada Rewrites the History of North America and Questions the Bering Strait Theory
A major archaeological discovery near the community of Sturgeon Lake First Nation, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, is revolutionizing the understanding of the earliest Indigenous civilizations on the continent. A prehistoric settlement dating back 11,000 years has been found, making it one of the oldest known Indigenous sites to date. This finding not only […]
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A Network of Parallel Ceremonial Roads Aligned with the Winter Solstice, Found in New Mexico
The Gasco archaeological site, located south of the iconic Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, has revealed a fascinating network of parallel ceremonial roads that, far from being mere functional infrastructure, embody deep ritual connections with geography and the cosmos. A recent study led by Robert S. Weiner and other researchers, published in Antiquity, explores how […]
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The Story of Bíawacheeitchish, the Female Chief of the Crow People
Although the native cultures of North America were non-literate, oral tradition and contact with the white people have allowed us to know the names and stories of many of their chiefs and warriors. However, the situation changes when we talk about women, and at least in general terms, we barely know a few names, with […]
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Patagones, the “Three-meter-tall giants” that Magellan Found at the Southern Tip of America
In 2022, the 500th anniversary of the First Circumnavigation of the World was celebrated, the Spanish maritime expedition that allowed for global circumnavigation and opened a route to the Spice Islands as an alternative to the route along the southern tip of Africa, which was monopolized by Portugal. It was a grand adventure in which […]
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Why did the Iroquois Confederacy Declare War on Germany in 1942?
Maybe it was just a footnote to Hitler, but in 1942, the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany, separate from the war declared by the Washington government. This was a sign of the autonomy with which this ancient entity, also known as the League of Six Nations, operates. Today, with about forty-nine thousand members (plus […]
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Pueblo Bonito, the Enigmatic Anasazi City Abandoned in the 12th Century
In the northern part of the state of New Mexico in the United States, you’ll find the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Within it, the archaeological site of Pueblo Bonito is the largest settlement among those remaining from the ancient Anasazi culture (also known as Pueblo Culture). Lieutenant James H. Simpson of the United States […]
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Stand Watie, the Cherokee Chief Who Was the Last Confederate Army General to Surrender
You may know about Ely Parker, an Iroquois who rose to the rank of general and assistant to Ulysses Grant, being one of the attendees at the signing of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, marking the end of the US Civil War. But he wasn’t the only Native American commander who participated […]
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Archaeologists discover Astronomical Petroglyphs and hitherto Unknown Paintings of Pueblo Culture
Archaeologists from Poland have been conducting excavations and research in Colorado for over a decade. Led by Professor Radosław Palonka from Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the team has made some unexpected discoveries at an ancient settlement site located on the Mesa Verde plateau near the border of Colorado and Utah. This picturesque region is well […]
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When Choctaws gave everything they owned to help the Irish during the Great Famine of 1847
Ireland is a highly appreciated destination for a certain sector of travelers seeking something different from the classic sun and beach tourism. Landscape, mythology, music and literature are its main attractions, so it is not unusual for more than one reader to have visited Cork, one of the most popular cities in the country. Well, […]
