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Director of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute Dr. Jim Adovasio spoke to the History Center about his latest book, "The First Americans."

Author Dr. Jim Adovasio - "The First Americans" | December 3, 2010 | Senator John Heinz History Center


Author Dr. Jim Adovasio -

1 posted on 10/21/2019 1:46:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

I suspect there were a great many wonderful items of art, trade and architecture created in ‘pre-ancient’ cultures which have been lost posterity due to them having been fabricated from perishable materials.


3 posted on 10/21/2019 1:51:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

It is not uncommon for potters to use woven matting or fabric to make decorative impressions on moist clay jars before drying them out and firing them. Sometimes they form a coiled or slab pot in a basket, sometimes they wrap a wooden paddle with a scrap of textile.


7 posted on 10/21/2019 2:09:57 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thought sure this was thread about the 2020 democrats.

Because each of them are basket cases going to hell in a hand basket if ever I saw one.


9 posted on 10/21/2019 2:53:50 PM PDT by DannyTN
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