01)Sept11Workshop


 * **September 11** || **Landscape and Climate as Determinants of Native American Cultures in the Northeast** || Ellen Berkland, Boston City Archeologist, Boston Landmarks Commission ||

1.City of Boston Archaeology Program: visit http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/program.asp 2.Lewis, Highway to the Past, The Archaeology of Boston’s Big Dig, chapters 1 and 2, pages 1-16 3.The Archaeological Northeast. Nichols, “Chapter 2: A Light But Lasting Footprint: Human Influences on the Northeastern Landscape” 4.Bragdon, Native People of Southern New England, 1500-1650, Introduction, pages 3-54.
 * Readings:**

**Question:** How did the environment/climate shape the lives of Native Americans in the Northeast?

PowerPoint presentation available as Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Here are two articles that Ellen Berkland referenced from Smithsonian. One is about the archaeological dig at Washington's boyhood home; the second is about historical records indicating diminishment of fish sizes and populations. http://www.fishweir.org



Suggested Website Resources > last update 9/15/08 by r.s.
> This is an index siteJor many other web pages, sorted by category. There are several entries for lists of archaeology sites. > http://www.archaeological.org > http://www.archaeology.org > [|http://www.massarchaeology.org/]
 * About.Com's Archaeology Page: http://www.archaeology.about.com
 * ArchNet: http://archnet.asu.edu/
 * Anthropology on the Internet for Grades K-l2: [|http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Anthropology-K12/anth-k-12-home.htm]
 * BUBL Link: Catalogue of Internet Resources: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/archaeologylinks.htm
 * dig Magazine: http://www.digonsite.com/ Website of an archaeology magazine for kids
 * Society for American Archaeology: http://www.saa.org Homepage for the Society for American Archaeology.
 * The Archaeology Channel: http://www.archaeologychannel.org
 * The Archaeological Conservancy: http://www.americanarchaeology.com/aaabout.html
 * Anita's Bookshelf of Archaeology and Anthropology Titles: http://www.angelfire.com/calcohwill/index.html
 * The Perseus Digital Library: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu
 * The Archaeological Institute of America and Archaeology Magazine
 * The Society for Historical Archaeology: http://www.sha.org/
 * The Massachusetts Archaeological Society and the Robbins Museum Of Archaeology