Springfest Is (Still) Coming!
Four worlds - The Americas, Celtia, Egypt and Rome - are feverishly making plans and asking for help in creating what is hoped to be a blowout festival towards the end of April. Some events will involve intraworld collaboration, and others will be designed within the worlds themselves. There's still room for assistance. Events being planned include, but are not limited to, a "Boasting" scenario between the spirits of the four worlds, a "Trading Spaces" scenario, and a Rock Art Tour.
If you would like to help plan, create, assist, do graphics, or in any way be of service, contact
Mangas Cochise or
Topi, or leave a note on the
Springfest 2006 thread. We'd all welcome your insights and ideas. Check that thread out periodically - something might just nudge you into participating.
ACTA Editor or Reporters Wanted
Assuming you'd like to read something better than Mangas' drivel, or assuming you'd just like to try your hand at reporting - you can volunteer to be a reporter from The Americas for the ACTA, doing piece material, or better yet, you can volunteer to take over the editorship from Mangas and run this page the way you'd like. To sweeten the deal, Mangas will provide you with unlimited virtual cupsful of cacao, pulque, or any beverage of your choice. Think of it this way: You get to help out on the site you love.
News of the Wired
Turtle Nations has been discussing wolves, and the earliest settlers.
Calakmul is working up an ancient Maya ballgame. Phenom is showing off 3-D art at
Virtual Archaeology, providing some step by step views. The dogs are having their day over in the
Bone Yard. And there's been an influx of new and returning patrons to The Americas.
In other news, the Hoods are scheduled for development by jot Ariston. Please take a look to see what areas might interest you. Discussion is here.
News in the World
A pre-historic milling site was unearthed in Azusa, California, by the edge of the Angeles National Forest, and reported on March 3rd. This 8,000 year old site consists of arrowheads, some large. There are also hearths and stone slabs once used to grind seeds and acorns, shedding light on how people lived back then. No bones were discovered at this site.
The March 13th edition of Time Magazine contains an article speculating and discussing the first arrivals to The Americas, The Untold Saga of Early Man in America. Evidence is growing that the first Americans were here a lot earlier than many believed even a decade ago.
The Americas, Finding Your Way Around
Please introduce yourself on our
Welcome thread.
Then, check out the
Announcements for messages pertinent to the Americas. You'll also view come-on's for other site events.
Once you know your way around, try out the
Smoking Mirror Trivia, or pop in for a blue macaw and some friendly banter at the
Inn of the Blue Macaw.
Arachne's Web is a great and friendly place to learn all about graphics and coding, especially the site-specific techniques.
Living in the Americas is new, and will provide you with some resources for building your home, and fitting in to Ancient Worlds, here in The Americas.
Newer yet is the thread to support
Article Writers of The Americas -- this is both for people who are 'native' to The Americas to let us know about any article they write, or for anyone at all who writes about Americas-appropriate subjects, no matter their home world.
