年代分期
前殖民時代 Pre-Colonial Period (-1620)
「天時地利，已造成一個最好的地方，給人居住。」
— 約翰史密斯，維吉尼亞殖民地創建人，一六０七年
“Heaven and Earth never agreed better to frame a place for man’s habitation.”
— Jamestown founder John Smith, 1607
第一批美洲土著自亞洲通過大陸橋到達阿拉斯加，定居了數千年。隨後他們往南來到了可能是現在的美國本土。這些早期居民稱為霍霍卡姆(Hohokam)、阿戴南斯(Adenans)、霍皮威利安斯(Hopewellians)及阿納薩奇(Anasazi)。他們建立村落、種植農作物。有些則建造了迄今仍原因不明的宗教用土堆，形狀為金字塔、鳥形或蛇形。
The first native Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia were believed to have stayed in what is now Alaska for thousands of years. They then moved south into the land that was to become the United States. These early groups are known as Hohokam, Adenans, Hopewellians, and Anasazi. They built villages and grew crops. Some built mounds of earth in the shapes of pyramids, birds, or serpents for religious purposes not yet fully understood.
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1a. 陶器與編籃（POTTERY AND BASKETS）c.1100-c.1960
從西元前一千年的家用圓柱形黏土罐，到游牧社會所使用的籃子，這些日常用品呈現了往昔生活的吉光片羽，標示著美洲民俗手工藝代代相傳的光榮歷史。
From cylindrical clay jars gracing a 1000 A.D. home to baskets serving a mobile society, everyday objects yield glimpses into America’s past. They chart a proud history of craftsmanship and traditions handed down from generation to generation.
