MONTE VERDE: MIGRATION TO THE NEW WORLD “From Whence Came Those Aboriginals Of America?” Thomas Jefferson, arguably the first scientific investigator of the past, wrote that question in his field notes as he was excavating a mound at Monticello in 1787(Jefferson 1998). When and how humans arrived in the far flung parts of the world--that is, far flung from our Homo sapiens sapiens origins in Africa--is part of the essential problem that interests most archaeologists and paleontologists, and all people for that matter. After all, creation myths are in part attempts to answer the question "Where did we come from?" Origin myths are ancient oral history, and are by nature wrapped in uncertainty and vagueness; they often contradict one another
Intro The artefacts found in Tutankhamun’s tomb reveal a great deal about how the young boy King lived and died as Pharaoh of Egypt in the 18th Dynasty. The sources and artefacts directly link to how Tutankhamun lived, shown by his personal and marriage life, and his achievements as King. Not only did the sources and artefacts help portray how Tutankhamun lived but they also help to unravel the mysteries of how he may have died. Body 1- Personal/Marriage Historians have learnt a great deal about Tut’s personal life and marriage through studying the various artefacts in his tomb. Tut was married to his half-sister Ankhesenamun.
(In Spanish) • Huichol Indian Culture and History • The Huichol and Pesticides Project • The Huichol and tobacco • Wixarika: Moving Medicine • Huichol literature, Indian.org: Indigenous People's Literature The Huichol Indians of the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico are known for their beautifully intricate yarn paintings and bead work. When producing a yarn painting they take peyote so that they can travel and talk with the spirits. It is important to see the reindeer in their travels because this means that they are in contact with the Gods and their communication is sacred. The artist uses what was seen to make these paintings. The Huichol Indians The Huichol Indians are a small tribe of approximately 15,000 living in central Mexico near Ixtlan in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
With reference to Sources A, B, C and D and other archaeological evidence, explain what Tutankhamun’s tomb and its contents reveal about the life and religious beliefs of a New Kingdom Pharaoh. British archaeologist, Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. Many secrets were revealed about the life of Tutankhamun and his role as a New Kingdom pharaoh through the contents found in his tomb. The immense amount of treasures and wall paintings in his tomb provide sufficient evidence as to the religious beliefs of the young King and the life he lived. The wall paintings in Tutankhamun’s tomb explain the importance of the afterlife, particularly in relation to the pharaoh himself, and the Egyptian people.
By examining several examples of Benin ritual objects we are going to show what their functions are in the ritual practices of the Edo people. These functions will elucidate the sustained continuity of the divine power of the Oba and the Ancestors. List of Illustrations. Figure 1.- Benin bronze plaque, sixteenth century, National Museum of African Arts, Washington, D.C. (Curnow 1997: 77) Figure 2. - Ukhure rattle staff, 64 in, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Blumenthal Fund, 1974.5 (Mullen Vogel 1978:88-89) 1-Full length picture, 2-Top showing rattle chamber, 3-Top showing Oba’s thumbs and elephant, 4-Bottom front, 5-Bottom back..
As the Ghost Dance spread from its original source, Native American tribes synthesized selective aspects of the ritual with their own beliefs, often creating change in both the society that integrated it and the ritual itself. At the core of the movement was the prophet of peace Jack Wilson, known as Wovoka among the Paiute, who prophesied a peaceful end to white American expansion while preaching messages of clean living, an honest life, and cross-cultural cooperation. Perhaps the best-known facet of the Ghost Dance movement is the role it reportedly played in instigating the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890, which resulted in the
Religion in Ancient Egypt Heather Christy January 11, 2009 University of Phoenix-Axia College Religion in Ancient Egypt Heather Christy University of Phoenix-Axia College The Egyptian world was filled with glory and splendor. They built grand pyramids, lavish temples, and beautiful monuments. Their world seemed perfect, almost magical, yet full of intrigue and mystery. The Egyptians practiced polytheism, the practice of worshiping more than one God at a time. Inside this practice of polytheism, the Egyptians created some interesting views on life and death.
We hunt for food and resources. In America, hunting is considered a sport, but not for the Indians. And since Martin said the keeper of the animal make the Indians sick, they go on holy war of revenge, and traded the fur of the animal to the English
Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written in a time of great change. His story had many interesting themes that where symbolic. According to shmoop.com, blood may be one of the most symbolic themes in the story (shmoop.com). The character, Renfield, says, "I tried to kill him for the purpose of strengthening my vital powers by the assimilation with my own body of his life through the medium of his blood – relying, of course, upon the Scriptural phrase, 'For the blood is the life.” He is referring to the idea that by drinking another’s blood you are able to, in some way, take their vital powers. We can relate this passage to the Christian faith and taking communion.
Mitchell Bortz 9-22-11 History 101 Hollenback Document Analysis #1 Question #1 In the time of the Aztec civilization, great strides were taken to keep everything in what I would call, “working order.” The Aztecs were very religious people who did whatever was needed to be done to please their main gods Quetzaquatal and Tezcatlipoca. Human sacrifice was the main form of pleasing the Gods and keeping the cosmos from being destruction. In my opinion, some of the things that were done to the people being sacrificed were very extreme. Some examples would be the rituals they performed. They included decapitation, burning of the body, strangulation, arrow sacrifices, etc.