Kept on hand for trade. Archaeologists have tallied up almost 70,000 bushels of underground Storage Capacity in the cascades of a single mandan village. The town of half. I grew up in new jersey. So bushels, and not really on my radar. As a benchmark, a bushel is 8 gallons of capacity, 1 bushel of pride dried shelf maze weighs 56 pounds. Think about 70,000 bushels. The mandan wife accommodated the unpredictability of north dakotas climate and all but the most dire circumstances. The 21st21st century archaeology is beginning to reveal the extent of the mandan success. Hightech imaging of sites in the harp river area have shown that several towns were major population centers, double ditch village, just north of bismarck run, north dakota, may well be the most spectacular and accessible example. The towns name referring to the most striking visible feature, these two clearly discernible fortification trenches that still delineate forward boundaries of the policy to town. When you look at
Earned her phd at yale university. Then specializes in the early American West focusing on epidemic disease, native american and environment all history. Her 2001 a book, talks americana, the great smallpox academic 177582 unearthed a devastating effect of a smallpox academic that course across the north American Continent during the years of the american revolution. She is now at work on unaccented biography of sacajawea using her life story to illuminate the wider history of the Northern Plains and rockies. Elizabeth fenn is also the author with peter h wood of natives and newcomers, the way we live in North Carolina before 1770, a Popular History of early North Carolina, which appeared in 1983. With no further ado i would like to welcome elizabeth fenn. [applause]. Thank you all for coming today. Is a real privilege to share this most american of stories with you. Some of you may feel a bit disconcerted as you look at the title of my book because you are not quite sure who the manda
That spiral symbol represents bellyache which was one of the symptoms, early symptoms of smallpox. We know that they traded and rated with the mandan, but no account of such an outbreak exists among the mandan people. So where else can we look . The telltale evidence may well lie buried in ghost towns like double ditch. Remember, by 1600 or so the mandan at double ditch had ensconced themselves behind the 2nd fortification rate , the outermost ring that we can still see today. Now, at some point the villagers contracted again, taking shelter behind the innermost ditch and palisade the cause may well have been a smallpox epidemic of 1734 to 35. Double ditch in 1500 had contained a hundred and 60 homes, 2,000 people. By the mid1700sby the mid 17 hundreds there were just 32 homes and no more than 400 people. Hunkered down inside the smallest is that you see here. And then it happened again. 1781 smallpox made its way to the upper Missouri River from spanish settlements to the south. The p
Catherine the group called art esteem has completed two of five planned murals in west oakland. All using an underpass as its canvas. The project brings together young students. And artists to envision and design the murals that are uplifting and help beautify the neighborhood. Catherine Oakland Police are looking for answers after a body was found on the street today wrapped in plastic. Catherine the body was found in west oakland just after eight this morning. On union street at twenty sixth. Thats a commercial warehouse area. Catherine police were not initially able to determine the gender, race, or age of the person. Catherine last night. Two men in killed in a car. Police believe theyd been targeted. Catherine the victims have been identified as hoang nguyen pablo. Catherine the car was found on Natalie Court near san pablo avenue around eight thirty last night. Both men were shot in the upper part of their bodies and were dead when medical help arrived. Catherine another inmate h
You get to fill that four times a day. I got to tell you this is actually a bigger breakfast than i would normally eat, so. Right. Lunch your red is your protein. You get six of these a day. Okay. So youre gonna fill this six times, you guys. Thats thats plenty of food in a day. Blue is your healthy fats. And then orange is seeds and dressings. And its a very big meal. Youre not gonna be deprived. No, clearly. Healthy snack youve got veggies and pita and turkey. Dinner weve got steak, so that would be your protein. Your green container represents your vegetables. Mmhmm. Youre gonna fill this six times a day. Yellow are your carbohydrates. You get four of these a day. Mmhmm. Then, i did include a brownie for you, because i know you enjoy brownies. I do. I do. And you still can have wine. You still get to have all the foods you love youre just gonna have them in the right portion sizes. If it fits in the container, you get to have it. All right, impressive. Now, if youre not convinced th