tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post1193671157485904598..comments2023-06-28T04:54:16.142-07:00Comments on Anthroslug the Much Put-Upon: Archaeological Inferiority Complex?Anthroslughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455234504938025982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-40893670950265515062012-05-09T21:47:34.057-07:002012-05-09T21:47:34.057-07:00Unfortunately, from what I have seen, it appears t...Unfortunately, from what I have seen, it appears that the DVD you mention tends towards sensationalism ahead of actual data. The native peoples of the Americas did some amazing things, but there are better resources for finding out about them.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-64529477132031598562012-05-08T19:34:29.498-07:002012-05-08T19:34:29.498-07:00If you are interested in this you will like a DVD ...If you are interested in this you will like a DVD called "The Lost Civilizations of North America" It tells about mounds built by ancient American natives with larger footprints than the great pyramids of Egypt.Alvin Mahanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735754759513215039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-90179613984964321162010-12-09T13:00:31.598-08:002010-12-09T13:00:31.598-08:00There is a weird tendency to view North American h...There is a weird tendency to view North American history, even the European history of it, from the context of the East Coast and from the perspective of the colonists. While this does make a certain amount of sense if you are going to be primarily concerned with the development of the U.S. political system, it does result in the loss of information that is relevant to the world that we no inhabit. Certainly, the modern relationship between the federal government and Native American reservations is impossible to make sense of without an understanding of their history. Likewise, much of the immigration debate in California seems to be based on the notion that all Latino people came into the U.S. recently, when many of them come from families that were resident here long before California, Texas, Arizona, became states.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-71237011776107966882010-12-06T06:41:35.007-08:002010-12-06T06:41:35.007-08:00This is a really interesting post. Thinking back ...This is a really interesting post. Thinking back on my U.S. history classes through high school, I would definitely have to say the Native Americans were given short shrift. We didn't learn what tribes were located where, or even that there were tribes beyond the eastern seaboard, except when they fought European expansion.<br /><br />Most citizens seem to have a view of U.S. history that starts when the Europeans arrived and implicitly assumes the land was just empty and ready for the taking. <br /><br />I think a lot of Americans would be fascinated by the chance to learn about their local archaeology, and I think you've identified a huge knowledge gap that's ripe for filling with books, articles, or other such publications. Imagine publishing "The Hidden History of Fresno" - from what it sounds like, you might surprise quite a few people!Taylor Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290713725463878436noreply@blogger.com