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1638:Water glyphs
1593:Oasisamerica
1583:N.A.G.P.R.A.
1543:Folsom point
1533:Effigy mound
1513:Clovis point
1481:Aridoamerica
1382:Wickiup Hill
1337:Spiro Mounds
1317:Salmon Ruins
1312:Russell Cave
1107:Helen Blazes
1102:Grimes Point
1082:Fort Juelson
1072:Fort Ancient
1047:El Vallecito
1007:Chaco Canyon
947:Angel Mounds
909:Steed-Kisker
859:Paleo-Arctic
781:Glacial Kame
766:Fort Ancient
658:Post-Classic
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546:Cole culture
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465:Buckner site
456:Madisonville
406:Gartner site
396:Baldwin site
250:, retrieved
243:the original
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111:burial mound
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1744:archaeology
1623:Thunderbird
1491:Black drink
1455:Peñon woman
1392:Winterville
1372:Velda Mound
1352:Taos Pueblo
1247:Parkin Park
1232:Orwell site
1217:Nodena site
1112:Holly Bluff
1087:Four Mounds
1077:Fort Center
1002:Casa Grande
952:Anzick site
844:Monongahela
771:Fort Walton
746:Coles Creek
711:Belle Glade
696:Anishinaabe
520:Turpin site
495:Larkin site
480:Clover site
447:Hobson site
420:Feurt Focus
165:Hansen site
1791:Categories
1568:Metallurgy
1528:Eden point
1425:Buhl Woman
1297:Rock Eagle
1287:River Styx
1212:Mummy Cave
1207:Moundville
1187:Mesa Verde
1172:Marksville
919:Tchefuncte
879:Plaquemine
815:Las Palmas
731:Calf Creek
726:Cades Pond
470:Clay Mound
384:Baum Focus
252:2010-11-02
186:References
95:Ohio River
34:, USA
1613:Stickball
1302:Rock Hawk
1132:Key Marco
924:Troyville
904:St. Johns
889:Red Ocher
648:Formative
401:Baum Site
356:Kemp site
351:Hine site
109:with one
1501:Chanunpa
1486:Ballgame
1465:Vero man
1415:Anzick-1
1387:Windover
1347:SunWatch
1277:Rassawek
1097:Glenwood
987:Brewster
839:Mogollon
810:La Jolla
796:Hopewell
756:Deptford
669:cultures
337:Anderson
154:See also
54:Cultures
24:Location
1650:Related
1508:Chunkey
1408:remains
1397:Wupatki
1237:Paquime
1127:Huápoca
992:Cahokia
962:Bastian
869:Patayan
791:Hohokam
776:Fremont
751:Comondú
706:Baytown
701:Avonlea
681:Alachua
653:Classic
643:Archaic
631:Periods
125:of the
49:History
30:,
1067:Folsom
1032:Cutler
967:Benson
854:Oneota
786:Glades
761:Folsom
741:Clovis
638:Lithic
566:Oneota
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135:midden
79:Walton
39:Region
1685:This
1598:Piasa
1406:Human
1037:Eaker
940:sites
874:Plano
676:Adena
458:Focus
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