Living in the Americas

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Resources for avatars, homesite graphics, names, etc., and groups information.

	The #1 stop to find your American living needs. Here are listed resources for avatars, graphics, names, groups, help, etc. Post additional resources of any kind on the thread and a Scribe will summarize in this message header.
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Site Help:

Arachne's Web. A group devoted to graphics and code.
Arachne's Web FAQ. All your questions, answered.
Arachne Web Helpcenter. A public thread you don't have to join, to ask and answer questions.
PC Rulz!. Computer advice and help from the basics up.
Sitewide Group Boards. Not just the Americas, but everywhere on Ancient Worlds.
AW Bug Report. Encounter a site problem? Report it for a resolution.

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Groups of the Americas:

Library of the Americas - General academic. Resources for study of the Americas pre-Columbian times.
Museum of the Americas - General academic. Museums and art of the Americas.
Tenochtitlan - Aztec history, precursors, and culture.
Anahuac
Calakmul - Maya history, precursors, and culture.
Turtle Nations - North Native Americans, their history and culture.
Tahuantinsuyu - Inca history, precursors, and culture.
Virtual Archaeology - Mostly 3-D artwork, focused on architecture and archaeology.
White Wolf Circle - Spirituality.
The Bone Yard - For dog lovers.
Michinpaqui - Social Americas, with chocolate.
The Temple of Tezcatlipoca - Social Americas.
Velvet Glove - Roleplay, Chicago 1926
Moquihuix - Roleplay in the Americas.

A Games World - Comparative gaming across the worlds and time.
Ancient Ways - Comparative daily lives across the worlds.
Before History - The pre-historic record.
Celestia - Comparative skies.
Food for Thought. Comparative food across the worlds.
Of Silk and Gold - Comparative clothing, jewelry, personal adornments, weaponry.
Mythopedia - Comparative mythology.
Religare - Comparative religious studies.
The Missing Link! - Lists web resources for everything.
Mediaphiles - Learn about audio, video and podcasting.

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Family Names:

Cultural Correspondences for the Americas family names

Given Names:

Nahuatl (Aztec/Valley of Mexico)

Male Nahuatl Names

Female Nahuatl Names

Maya Names

So the Maya Were Called

North American Names

Quechua Names (Inca/Peruvian)

Quechua Names

Names from all over the Americas

Behind the Name

Domicile Names:

Aztec / Olmec:

Aztec Names for Houses and Housing

Yutacan/Maya:

Incan:

Incan Names for Houses and Housing

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Avatars:

North Native American:

Native American Avatars - Southwestern

Plaques and Sources for Home Graphics:

Family Plaques

Neighborhood Plaques

Aztec / Olmec:

Mexican Motifs
Jaguarwoman's Meso-American border tiles

Maya:

Chichen Itza
Jaguarwoman's Mayan Ornaments

North American:

Free Native American Clip Art - graphics and seamless backgrounds
Historical Native American Photos - E.S. Curtis (1868 - 1952)
Through Cherokee Eyes
Ginger's Native American Images
Poison's Icons
The Archaeo Art Gallery
Blue Cloud Abbey Native American Photograph Collection - The U.S. Geological Survey
Winter's and Old's Native American Tubes

Searchable Image Databases:

MorgueFile. "Where photo reference lives". Selections may be erratic.
Stock.xchng. Similar to MorgueFile, though some photos have restrictions.
Clipart.Com (Jupiter Images). Costs $$ but you can get a one-week membership, handy for those periodic fest and hood drives.

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Links to Research Sites:

FAMSI, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
Inca Glossary, Glossary of Terminology of the Shamanic & Ceremonial Traditions of the Inca Medicine Lineage as Practiced in the United States

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Note: graphics sources, other than where noted, indicate that their images are free, at least for educational purposes. Credit/links are sometimes requested.

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* Mangas Cochise, Mar 12, 2005 - 15:42