Prehistoric Eras: The Evolution to Mound Builders

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LaDonna Brown explains the archaeological progression from the earliest known event: the migration of Indians to North America from Asia across a land bridge (now the Bering Strait). She cites the Paleo Indians from 12,000 years ago, followed by the Archaic, the Woodland and the Mississippian civilizations.

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