Exploring Ancient Civilization

Now where was I when we last left off in our story about nature and the new camera?... Oh yeah! Anyway, since the kiddos and I had left the comforts of home: Sorry! I just couldn't resist! :) And yep, I'm still giggling!! I decided to take the boys even further into nature. A" Field Trip" or "Special Studies" as we homeschoolers call it. We traveled down the country roads to an ancient civilization. The ancient "grounds" if you will. Of a tribe that lived loooong ago.

We drove many moons! Okay, we drove for about 45 minutes. But it seeeeemed longer! We were out soooooo far from modern civilization that we couldn't even get cell phone reception!!! The poor boys had to resort to this:

When we arrrived at the remains of the lost civilization. Where the "Playa Tribe" once lived, the "Playa Grounds" if you will. :) We discovered this:

Obviously some old volcano where they had human sacrifices I am sure!!There were no tribesmen/tribespeople(?) at the "Playa Grounds"; but we know that they did indeed exist at one time. Just look at the ancient carvings on the cave walls:



We wondered, WHAT could have happened to this ancient tribe?! Were they captured?!

Perhaps, even taken to the stockade?!!

We spent HOURS trying to resolve what it was that had caused these fine people to become wiped from the face of the planet; as though they never existed at all. And finally, we found the answer. It was plain as the nose on your face...They were OBVIOUSLY plagued by THE MIGHTY KILLER ANT!!!! Not even one speck of the tribe remained. Ahhhhhhgggggghhhh!!!

Now THAT is a lesson that you won't learn in any Public School History Textbook I am sure!!!