American Archaeology Magazine Summer 2014, Vol. 18 No. 2
BY SUSAN LADIKA
BY MARC THOMPSON, PATRICIA A. GILMAN, AND KRISTINA C. WYCKOFF
COVER FEATURE: HOLY SMOKE
BY DAVID MALAKOFF
Archaeologists are examining the pivitol role tobacco has played in Native American culture.
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SALT
BY TAMARA STEWART
By considering ethnographic evidence, researchers have arrived at a new interpretation of archaeological data from the Verde Salt Mine, which speaks of the importance of salt to Native Americans.
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ON THE TRAIL OF FLORIDA'S INDIAN HERITAGE
BY SUSAN LADIKA
A trip through the Tampa Bay area reveals some of Florida’s rich history.
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ROCK ART REVOLATIONS?
BY ALEXANDRA WITZE
Can rock art tell us as much about the first Americans as stone tools?
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THE HERO TWINS IN THE MIMBRES REGION
BY MARC THOMPSON, PATRICIA A. GILMAN, AND KRISTINA C. WYCKOFF
Researchers believe the Mimbres people of the Southwest painted images from a Mesoamerican creation story on their pottery.
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