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In this video Jeff Martin from Primitive Lifeways discusses the prehistoric Sinagua people and how they lived their lives. Learn about their timeline, who they traded with, and the items they crafted that was part of their larger economy. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

The Hohokam culture consisted on a large civilization who created monumental structures throughout southern Arizona. Hohokam people were master craftspeople who created the largest irrigation systems in North America. In this video I examine the Hohokam timeline, give an overview of each period of time, and show some original artifacts from the Hohokam civilization. Once our discussion is complete, I take you step by step in crafting a Hohokam shell bracelet using the Glycymeris shell. Remember to like this video and subscribe to the Primitive Lifeways YouTube channel. Check out my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my web-store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Interested in prehistoric migrations? Read my blog article here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/11/prescott-culture-migration-in-prehistory/ Check out my post on prehistoric Prescott Culture pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2022/04/prescott-designs-explained-how-experimental-archaeology-helped-solve-a-missing-link/ A magician was found! Read about him here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/05/the-burial-of-the-magician-a-hopi-relation/ Classes coming soon! Click bow to visit the schedule: https://primitivelifeways.com/classes/ Help preserve archaeological resources. Consider becoming a member with Archaeology Southwest: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/

The Hohokam culture consisted on a large civilization who created monumental structures throughout southern Arizona. Hohokam people were master craftspeople who created the largest irrigation systems in North America. In this video examine the Hohokam timeline and give an overview of each period of time. Remember to like this video and subscribe to the Primitive Lifeways YouTube channel. Check out my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my web-store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Interested in prehistoric migrations? Read my blog article here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/11/prescott-culture-migration-in-prehistory/ Check out my post on prehistoric Prescott Culture pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2022/04/prescott-designs-explained-how-experimental-archaeology-helped-solve-a-missing-link/ A magician was found! Read about him here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/05/the-burial-of-the-magician-a-hopi-relation/ Classes coming soon! Click bow to visit the schedule: https://primitivelifeways.com/classes/ Help preserve archaeological resources. Consider becoming a member with Archaeology Southwest: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/

One of the oldest tools in the American Southwest is the atlatl and dart system. This hunting mechanism was used to successfully keep populations alive throughout prehistory and into modern times. In this video Jeff discusses prehistoric southwestern civilizations, Mesoamerican trade systems, and takes you step by step in making the Basketmaker atlatl. Remember to like this video and subscribe to the Primitive Lifeways YouTube channel. Check out my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my web-store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Interested in prehistoric migrations? Read my blog article here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/11/prescott-culture-migration-in-prehistory/ Check out my post on prehistoric Prescott Culture pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2022/04/prescott-designs-explained-how-experimental-archaeology-helped-solve-a-missing-link/ A magician was found! Read about him here: https://primitivelifeways.com/2021/05/the-burial-of-the-magician-a-hopi-relation/ Classes coming soon! Click bow to visit the schedule: https://primitivelifeways.com/classes/ Help preserve archaeological resources. Consider becoming a member with Archaeology Southwest: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/

Cherokee people had to endure oppressive practices conducted by the US government. After introduced diseases, wars, and forced removal from traditional lands, Cherokee people are still alive and well today. In this extensive video, Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you throughout the entire process of making and producing the Cheroke style short bow. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

The Comanche people of the Great Plains were powerful warriors who used brilliant war-like tactics to strike fear into enemy tribes, settlers, and the US Calvary. They crafted osage orange short bows to hunt buffalo and defend themselves against powerful forces. In this extensive video, Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you throughout the entire process of making and producing the Comanche style short bow. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

In this video Jeff Martin from Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make and reproduce a Southern Sinagua jar from the Tuzigoot phase using a native wild clay type. If you enjoy wilderness living and primitive survival, this video is a must watch! Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

The Lakota people of the Great Plains were powerful warriors who made one of the most complex bows in Native America. They used their bows to hunt buffalo and defend themselves against the United States Calvary. In this extensive video, Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you throughout the entire process of making and producing the double curve sinew backed Lakota bow. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

Jeff Martin shows you how to craft a Prehistoric Southwestern style necklace. In this video we will discuss the Prescott Culture and their lifeways, look at an original beaded necklace, gather the raw stone, and make hundreds of beads. If you enjoy wilderness living and primitive survival, this video is a must watch! Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy argillite jewlery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

In this video Jeff discusses an edible cactus called desert pincushion. He also takes you to a prehistoric Hohokam site. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

In this video Jeff Martin shows you how to craft a Prehistoric wingfield plain ware style jar. Once the jar is fully dry we then fire it in oxidation turning raw clay into a fire hardened ceramic. If you enjoy wilderness living and primitive survival, this video is a must watch! Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

The prehistoric Sinagua or ancestral Hopi lived in the Flagstaff/Camp Verde areas 950 years ago. Like most ancient tribes of the American Southwest, the Sinagua manufactured beautiful plain ware pottery of different sizes and shapes. In this video Jeff Martin shows you how to craft a Prehistoric Sinagua style jar. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

In this video demonstration Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you through the process of turning dirt into clay in less than a minute. The clay source he is gathering from is a culturally significant resource that was used and gathered from by the prehistoric people 850 years ago in Central Arizona. #WaterIsLife Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primitive-pottery-workshop/ Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

Finding clay in nature can be difficult, especially in the dry desert. In this video Jeff Martin from Primitive Lifeways shows you how to find and locate residual clays in mountainous areas. Two of the clay sources were used by prehistoric people 850 to 1,000 years ago. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

When using pure clay that is gathered in nature, it is important to add temper. This simple process will add structural support to the clay, thus preventing cracks. In this video demonstration Jeff from Primitive Lifeways takes you through the process of adding temper to wild native clay. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primitive-pottery-workshop/ Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

850 - 1,000 years ago the Pueblo/Anasazi and Prescott Cultures used organic plant derived from plant material. In this video Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make organic paint from locally gathered plants. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

In this video Jeff Martin from Primitive Lifeways shows you how to string a primitive bow using a traditional method. Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primiti... Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelif...

Hohokam Red on Buff pottery was a very unique and vibrant type in the American Southwest. In this show demonstration, Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make red hematite paint similar to how the Hohokam did 1,000 years ago! Visit My website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ I have an in person pottery making workshop coming up. Check it out here: https://primitivelifeways.com/primitive-pottery-workshop/ Buy replica pottery here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Send me an email: Jeff@PrimitiveLifeways.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivelifeways

In this video series Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make a prehistoric Prescott Culture necklace. Here we make the effigies and finish the necklace. Thank you all for watching and stay tuned for our next video series. Visit our new website: www.primitivelifeways.com Visit our web store: https://primitivelifeways.com/store/ Buy argillite here: https://primitivelifeways.com/product/raw-argillite/

In this video series Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make a prehistoric Prescott Culture necklace. In part 3 we make the scarlet macaw effigy. We also take a look at some rare finds! Stay tuned for the final part. Check our new website! www.PrimitiveLifeways.com

In this video series Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make a prehistoric Prescott Culture necklace. In part 2 we make the pendant, and craft the shells for this project. We also show an original Native American Prehistoric Artifact. Stay tuned to part 3! Check our new website! www.PrimitiveLifeways.com

In this video series Primitive Lifeways shows you how to make a prehistoric Prescott Culture necklace. In part one we grind raw slabs of pipestone, cut them into beads, drill them, and round them into a disk. Stay tuned for part two. Check our new website! www.PrimitiveLifeways.com

In this video Jeff Martin discusses an amazing wild superfood called wild goji berry. This plant produces berries in and around disturbed areas including archaeological sites. Visit my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store Follow me on Instagram: @PrimitiveLifeways #EdiblePlants #EdibleAndMedicinalPlants #MedicinalPlants

In this video we should you how to wrap a shemagh without using any knots! These wraps are traditional to Middle Eastern culture, are easy to use, and highly effective in the field. Visit my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store Follow me on Instagram: @PrimitiveLifeways Buy a Shemagh here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZSVJ3S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For thousands of years acorns have been used by Native people around the globe. In our moden culture and society we tend to think of acorns as being toxic and poisonous to the human body. While it is true acorns carry tannic acid which causes nutritional deficiency problems when consumed in larger amounts, however, when processed correctly acorns are very much edible and nutritious to our well being. In this video Jeff Martin from Primitive Lifeways demonstrates how to process and cook acorns into an edible meal. Visit my website here: https://primitivelifeways.com/ Visit my store here: https://primitivelifeways.com/store Follow me on Instagram: @PrimitiveLifeways #HowToProcessAcorns #AcornBread #WildEdiblePlants