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Article
The Washington Post

Ancient Cahokia: Metropolitan Life on the Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Washington Post gives a great description of Cahokia, one of the largest cities in the world before Columbus' contact with the New World. Read about how the great mounds were made, the trade networks established,...
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Lesson Plan
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Nebraska's First Farmers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An extensive site filled with information about the Plains Woodland period in Nebraska. Click through the pages to find information about the first farmers prior to 1600 AD. Included are photographs of archaeological sites and teacher...