Did the Olmec Write?: The Cascajal Block

Did the Olmec Write?: The Cascajal Block

Maya New Year Ceremony 8 Batz

Zotero Made Easy: How to Organize and Cite Your References

Zotero (http://www.zotero.org) is a way to store all your research references in your Firefox browser. I recommend it. Once you have your sources in Zotero, this presentation explains a simple system for citing your research sources in a paper. If you don't have a system, consider this.

Zotero easy

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What is Formal Analysis?

Many of you will get stuck on your formal analysis, and that is OK. Here is a link to a good succinct discussion (click on the title to this post). You will be talking a lot more about formal analysis in your first Writing Studio (this Monday).

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See some ancient Pre-Columbian figurines in local collections
A thoughtful post by the curator of Pre-Columbian antiquities at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

NOVA | America's Stone Age Explorers | The Fenn Cache | PBS

NOVA | America's Stone Age Explorers | The Fenn Cache | PBS: "They are the Clovis caches, groupings of exquisitely carved spear points and/or other flaked stone artifacts crafted thousands of years ago. Were they stored for a planned retrieval that never came? Were they ritual objects used in sacred ceremonies or as grave goods? Did the ancients use them for all three purposes? No one knows. But that only adds to their fascination for us today. Here, savor the skill and workmanship, the artistry and mystery, of 10 artifacts from perhaps the most spectacular of these early American collections, the Fenn Cache."