Paleo Indian | Archaic period | Woodland period |
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When did the Paleo indian Period refers to a time approximately
16000 BCE
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What forced people to change their ways. Also caused ice age animals to go extinct.
The climate warming up
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What changed their lifestyle?
They began cultivating plants for food
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The first people crossed the Bering land and ice bridge between which state and country
Siberia Russia and Alaska
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What was the spear like invention called of this time period?
atlatl
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What did woodland people used to make pottery?
Woodland Period potters used clay mixed with limestone
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What were these people called
Clovis
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Where did most archaic village reside by?
By a river or creek. Fish and shellfish harvested from the rivers and streams were an important food source.
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What weapon did they invent in this time frame?
The bow and arrow
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What did the Clovis people hunt for big game
megafauna" (named such due to the large size compared to modern beasts)
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Archaic people lived in village that could hold how many homes?
15-20
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Bowstrings were made from twisted strips of stretched?
Buckskin
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Where was the first tools from this time period found by archaeologists
Clovis, New Mexico
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What was the process of cooking their food in watertight woven baskets?
Dropping red-hot rocks in the basket would quickly bring the water to a boil.
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Their bow and arrow could penetrate (blank) as thick as a man’s calf
Oak tree
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