Moundville Archaeological Park, Alabama
This park is a collection of 26 flat-topped mounds inside a wooden enclosure. This is all that remains of a major religious center and village that was at its peak from the 11th to the 15th ...
Shell middens
These are garbage piles of food remains found on the coasts of shallow bodies of water, such as bays. Usually, they contain groups of shellfish consumed by nearby communities. These are great indicators of when fishing ...
Uruk and Eridu
These are the oldest cities of Mesopotamian civilization. Uruk dates as far back as 3500 B.C. and contains valuable remains of a temple built atop a ziggurat. Eridu is famous for its royal tombs and civilian graves, which ...
The oldest stone tools
Tools in the Paleolithic era probably were crafted from a variety of materials such as bark, wood, and bone. However, those that were made out of stone are the only ones that have lasted to our days. Archaeologists ...
