October is Archaeology Month, or do you spell it Archeology. The October 3rd USA Today had archaeologist Brian Fagan, author of many books on the topic, list his top ten.
1. Historic Jamestowne
2. L'Anse aux Meadows-- Newfoundland, Canada-- founded by the Norse in 990s. First European settlement in the Americas.
3. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump-- Alberta, Canada-- Plains Indians hunted buffalo here for thousands of years, stampeding them to their deaths over the cliffs.
4. Vindolanda-- Northumberland, England-- Hadrian's Wall, forts, especially around Housesteads.
5. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site-- Collinsville, Illinois--Height of a ten-story building. Earth carried in woven baskets to make the 100-foot Monks Mound.
6. Hopewell Culture National Historic Park-- Chillicothe, Ohio-- hunters-gatherers from 200 BC to 500 AD.
7. Fort Mose Historic State Park-- Near St. Augustine, Florida-- First free-black community in North America.
8. Museum of Ontario Archaeology-- London, Ontario-- Next to 500 year-old Lawson archaeology site, an Iroquoian village.
9. La Purisima Mission State Park--Lompoc, California-- Known as the "Williamsburg of the West" The 11th of 21 Spanish missions.
10. Peche Merle--near Cahors, France-- One of the few Stone Age caves still open to tourists. Cave paintings from 25,000 years ago.
Heard of 1, 4, 5, and 7. Actually been to 1, 4, and 5.
World Traveler That I Am. --Cooter
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