Virtual History Playground I
HOVER OVER THE WORDS IN BOLD TO VIEW THEIR DEFINITION The town of Cave Creek is in the state of Arizona. During the 1800s, many prospectors [...]
HOVER OVER THE WORDS IN BOLD TO VIEW THEIR DEFINITION The town of Cave Creek is in the state of Arizona. During the 1800s, many prospectors [...]
The sandal shown as artifact of the month is the prehistoric equivalent of a cheap flip-flop —for a minimal investment, you get footwear that lasts for a decent amount [...]
As a nod to the national, state and local elections presently holding us all in their grips, we chose as our October Artifact of the Month this Ballot Box. [...]
A Cowboy and His Spurs – Spurs in America’s Southwest Believe it or not, the first evidence of spurs appeared in about 5th Century B.C., and in the oddly serendipitous way [...]
A small sherd, a broken piece of pottery about the size of a quarter that has part of a human figure painted on it. It was made by the people [...]
The Museum’s Crazy Quilt was donated by volunteer Ann Gorton. This crazy quilt, whose provenance is not completely known, is thought to date back to the 1870s and may [...]
This simple bowl represents the best of Hohokam culture near the end of more than 1,000 years of pottery making. It’s identified as the Salt Red type, Salt variety, [...]
The Cave Creek Museum’s November Artifacts of the Month feature campaign buttons. A campaign button is a pin used during an election as political advertising for (or against) a candidate or political party, or to proclaim the issues that are part [...]
WE LAUNCH THIS YEAR’S “Artifact of the Month” exhibit with this sturdy pottery jug made in the style identified as “obliterated corrugated,” which refers to the exterior texture almost [...]
In the Hopi religion, Katsinas are supernatural beings that are kindly spirits of life, fertility and prosperity. They are intermediaries to the gods, who come to villages and dance [...]