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Matching Articles"Pre-16th Century" (Total 16)
Ancient Uses of Ramah Chert
Precontact cultures utilized stone for tool making. They appear to have preferred chert, a fine-grained stone composed mainly of silica.
Precontact Soapstone Mining
Soapstone has been and continues to be an important cultural element in many native societies.
Patent Granted by King Henry VII to John Cabot
By this public document, King Henry VII indicated his official, royal support for John Cabot's enterprise.
Dispatch of Pedros de Ayala, the Spanish envoy in London
Pedros de Ayala, the Spanish envoy in London, sent the dispatch to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in Spain, dated London, 25 July, 1498.
European Exploration Before Cabot
Thanks to archaeological work at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, evidence suggests that the Norse did make it to Newfoundland before John Cabot.
Precontact Beothuk Land Use
Beothuk land use precontact with the Europeans
First Arrivals
The Palaeo-Indians in North America
Precontact Innu Land Use
Land use of the Innu people precontact with the Europoeans
Intermediate Indians
Intermediate Indians are people living on the southern and central Labrador coasts between about 3,500 and 2,000 years ago.
Precontact Inuit Land Use
Inuit land use precontact with the Europeans
Maritime Archaic Tradition
Northern and Southern branches of the Maritime Archaic Tradition
Palaeo-Eskimo Peoples
The term Palaeo-Eskimo is used to refer to the peoples of the Arctic who lived before the Thule.
Precontact Peoples
Information about the precontact peoples, the first human occupants of this hemisphere.
The Recent Indians of the Island of Newfoundland
The Little Passage people, their lifestyle, history, and the Beaches Complex
Precontact Peoples Terminology
List of terminology for the Precontact Peoples
The Thule
History and culture of the Thule people
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