Paleo
Where did the earliest people come from
Asia
wanderer
nomad
Moving from one area to another
migration
three distinct periods: early, middle, and late
woodland
What does prehistory mean?
Before written records
an extreme shortage of food
famine
Natural resistance to disease
immunity
mastodon an mammoths
Paleo
What are artifacts?
Items used by ancient peoples, such as weapons, tools, jewelry, and pieces of pottery, are called artifacts?
a scientist who studies the origin, history, and structure of Earth
geologist
ancestry is traced through the mother
matrilineal
rock shelters
Archaic
The people who came to North America via the Bering Strait moved as far south as the present country of?
Mexico
a spear launcher
atlatl
an extended family of people with a common ancestor
clan
nets to snare small animals
Archaic
Archeologists have been unable to excavate any of the Paleo sites in western Virginia
scientists who study artifacts, cave drawings, and oral history to learn about the culture of a group
anthropologist
a group of people who share a common ancestry, name, and way of living
tribe
Folsom Point
Archaic