Pleistocene Megafauna
This relative of the Mammoth lived in North America until about 13,000 years ago.
What is the Mastodon.
This period is characterized by the adoption of agriculture.
What is the Neolithic.
This ape is our second closest relative, exhibiting little to no sexual dimorphism as a result of their peaceful lifestyle.
What is the bonobo.
This tool tradition is recognizable for its characteristic flute.
What is Clovis.
The physical matter surrounding artifacts, features, and ecofacts is known as this.
What is the matrix.
The Smilodon, also known by this common name, had maxillary teeth up to 1 and 1/2 feet long.
What is the saber-toothed cat.
Corn, beans, and squash were cultivated together in the Americas, and are known by this phrase.
What is the Three Sisters.
The most solitary of the the Great Apes.
What is the orangutan.
Toggling, these kinds of weapons, were/are used in whaling hunting.
What is a harpoon.
LiDAR stands for this phrase.
What is Light Detection and Ranging.
The scientific name of the gigantic species of bison that used to live in this area during the Pleistocene.
What is bison antiquus.
This dog's fur was used by the Coast Salish people for weaving.
What is the woolly dog/ Salish Wool Dog.
Dian Fossey studied this great ape.
What is the gorilla.
This technology was the precursor to bow and arrows, and utilized leverage to achieve greater velocity.
What is the atl atl.
Places where Indigenous people drove bison off of cliffs are known as these kinds of sites.
What are bison jumps.
The largest of the ground sloths.
What is the Megatherium.
Corn, as we know it today, started as this plant.
What is teosinte.
Some primates still retain the ability to synthesize this vitamin, but the apes lost the ability to do so millions of years ago.
What is Vitamin C.
Small, flintknapped tools, thought to be a response to scarcity of stone material, are known as these types of tools.
What are microliths/ microblades.
The technique of using tree rings as a dating method is called this.
What is dendrochronology.
This Megafauna, native to South America, resembled a gigantic armadillo.
What is the Glyptodon.
These two camelids native to South America represent some of the only large pack animals native to the Americas.
What are llamas and alpacas.
This suborder of primates includes lorises, lemurs, and galagos.
What is the Strepsirrhines.
These hammer-like, ground stone tools were used for splitting wood planks in this region.
What are mauls.
According to the Norse Sagas and some archaeological evidence, this explorer may have been the first European to set foot in the Americas, preceding Columbus by hundreds of years.
Who is Leif Erikson.