ground. Nasca arrest also drew geometric forms‚ such as trapezoidal‚ spirals‚ and straight lines. The serpent mound is one of the largest and best known of the woodlands effigy mounds. Serpent mound represents one of the first efforts at preserving a Native American site from destruction at the hands of of hunters and farmers. The Mississippians also constructed effigy mounds which are mounds built in the form of animals or birds . Andean weavers manufactured their textiles by first spinning yarn produced
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Anonymous‚ Aztec: Coatlicue late 15th century (stone) known as the goddess of the snake skirt stone monument‚ round‚ can be seen all around. motherly figure Anonymous: a Leaf from the Codex Borgia (pre 16th century) folded out like an accordion; about 26 ft long. abstract; broad color; meant to look flat. decorative quality through abstraction Anonymous: The Art of Featherworking illustrated in the Florentine Codex‚ 1570 western atmosphere influenced; aslo influenced by roman/greece
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Social and Behavior Patterns of Meerkats The animal that I selected to observe is the meerkat. This research paper will explain the behavior patterns and social structures of the meerkat. After touring the entire zoo‚ I selected the meerkats because they were more active than any other species and their location was closer to view than any other animal. The weather was cloudy and warm and it was about 1500 hours when I arrived at the site to observe them. Meerkats have long bodies and faces
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Flower Mound Homes for Sale: 4 Tips for Buying a House Checking out Flower Mound homes for sale? An experienced real estate agent can show you homes in your price range and provide you with detailed information about the property and community. You’ll still need to do your homework to make sure you select the right property. Here are a few tips to make sure you find the right house for your family. 1. Research the Neighborhood Even if you think you’ve found the perfect house at the perfect
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Baseball or Softball Strike one‚ strike two‚ strike three you’re out. These are things that are heard during a baseball or softball game. Both baseball and softball are sports that girls and boys participate in. There are skills required to play both sports but they can be learned. They also provide exercise for the individual that plays and entertainment for those who watch. Both games are extremely similar‚ but they also have many differences. Even though both sports appear different they are very
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Mostly this work is a ‘copy&paste’ of documents and websites scattered in the internet‚ and irc dialogues that took place in the irc #reprap‚ witch I had the chance to log. Although it is focused on the Mendel Prusa model‚ I hope it may be useful for builders of other models. Under no circumstances this document can be considered as complete . I would like to thank: kliment‚ Action68‚ Spacexula‚ MakerGear|Rick‚ maxbots‚ Triffid_Hunder‚ Bill20r3‚ DavideV‚OhmEye‚ tonokip‚ ScribbleJ and all the #reprap
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Tool Use Among Chimpanzees Jane Goodall was the first person to ever document seeing a non-human animal create and use tools. (Atkinson) We now see that tool use among chimpanzees is not uncommon. Upon this discovery we have figured out they have many ways to use and craft tools. There is a bit of a difference between tool uses and acquisition among wild and captive Pan troglodytes. The wild chimpanzees have all types of materials to choose and work from in the wild and rely more on tool use for
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a repousse copper plate.Mound Builder is a general term referring to the American Indians who constructed various styles of earthen mounds for burial‚ residential and ceremonial purposes. These included Archaic‚ Woodland period (Adena and Hopewell cultures)‚ and Mississippian period Pre-Columbian cultures dating from roughly 3000 BC to the 16th century AD‚ and living in the Great Lakes region‚ the Ohio River region‚ and the Mississippi River region. Mound builder
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flowering mounds of plants and perennials -- that prefer cooler temps and provide beautiful winter flowers. You need to realize that flowering mounds of plants are simply what their title suggests: Plants that grow‚ set seed‚ and die inside a year. Even though some plants grown in northern gardens are treated as flowering mounds of plants‚ most are truly tender perennials that can’t survive winter cold. These flowering mounds of plants add color to some winter landscape. With 12-inch mounds of small
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are found in the northern part of Ireland Has a rectangular or circular burial chamber‚ with a corbelled roof. The chamber would serves as the tomb and the court would hold the rituals • Passage Graves 1 or 2 chambers in the centre of a large mound of earth or stone‚ reached by a passage. Newgrange Located in the Boyne Valley Co. Meath Constructed around 3000-2000 • Structure 11m in height and 85m in diameter The passage is 21m long‚ it is lines and roofed with large stones and slopes
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