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archaeology archaeology
archaeology [Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures. Archaeologists work with the material remains of cultures, past and present, providing the only source of information... Read more
potato potato
potato or white potato, common name for a perennial plant ( Solanum tuberosum ) of the family Solanaceae ( nightshade family) and for its swollen underground stem, a tuber, which is one of the most widely used vegetables in Western temperate climates. The plant is probably native to the Andes,... Read more
Natchez Trace Natchez Trace
Natchez Trace road, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn., of great commercial and military importance from the 1780s to the 1830s. It grew from a series of Native American trails used in the 18th cent. by the French, English, and Spanish. At first traveled only N from Natchez to Nashville,... Read more
Zebulon Reed Brockway Zebulon Reed Brockway
National Prison Association. The National Prison Association, founded in 1870, is today the American Correctional Association (ACA), the main professional organization of U.S. prison administrators.The ACA traces its origins to the National Congress on Penitentiary and Reformatory Discipline, an... Read more
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Arthur Meier Schlesinger
Arthur Meier Schlesinger , 1888-1965, American historian, b. Xenia, Ohio. After teaching at Ohio State Univ. and the State Univ. of Iowa, he was a professor of history (1924-54) at Harvard and in 1928 became an editor of the New England Quarterly. His well-known works in the field of colonial... Read more
Middle American Natives Middle American Natives
Middle American Natives aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically considered part of North America and although there have been cultural contacts between Mexican groups and the Pueblo of the SW United... Read more
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under the terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The... Read more
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Ballet Folklórico de México Mexico's national dance company. It was founded in 1952 by the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Amalia Hernández. Sponsored by the Mexican government, it is headquartered at the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City and regularly tours... Read more
Chorotega Chorotega
Middle American Natives aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically considered part of North America and although there have been cultural contacts between Mexican groups and the Pueblo of the SW United States,... Read more
Arab Americans Arab Americans
ARAB AMERICANS by Nabeel Abraham Overview Arab Americans trace their ancestral roots to several Arab countries. Lebanon is the homeland of a majority of Arab Americans, followed by Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan. The Arab world consists of 21 countries that span from... Read more

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