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Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People, The

• 1988 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- 16mm
• Introduces the Maritime Archaic culture, hunter-gatherer populations that lived in what is now coastal Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces over 3500 years ago. Beginning with the work of early antiquarians and professionals at the turn of the century, investigators have spent almost 100 years attempting to reconstruct and explain the complex sea-faring adaptations. The Maritime Archaic built ocean-going boats and had a well-developed technology for exploiting ocean resources. They also built chambered mounds and elaborate graves for their dead. Yet most of their art and wood-based-material culture has been lost to the ravages of time and the forces of nature.
• Topics: (American Indian Studies, Anthropology: Cultural, Archaeology)

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