Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Florida's Native People
Author: The Ancient Digger
| Posted at: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 |
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Hunter gathers arrived in Florida close to 12,000 years ago when the Florida land mass was much larger and drier. Mega fauna and mammoths were hunted in great herds and grains, nuts, and berries were gathered during seasonal roving. Spears were used to hunt and leather bags were used to cook what was captured, using hot stones. You may know these early tribes as the Paleo-Indians.
Close to 8000 years later, the ice caps started to melt and Florida became what it is today. The Native Peoples started to develop new technology, like the atlatl, a s... Read this article about Native Peoples of Florida
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Madara Rider of Bulgaria
Author: The Ancient Digger
| Posted at: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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The Madara Rider sits 246 feet above ground, on a cliff face in the Madara Plateau of northeastern Bulgaria. The relief is inaccessible, adding to its mystery. How were they able to create it? Either way, the relief is extraordinary.Including the inscription in Medieval Greek, the rider covers close to 1400 square feet on a vertical 328 foot cliff face. The horseman is depicted in a hunting scene, spearing a lion. The lion is being trampled by the horse and a dog is trailing behind the rider.
Read this article on the Madara Rider: The Mysterious Stone Horseman of Bulgaria
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