Intro
When did the first people come to America?
Around 14,000 years ago
What shaped much of Illinois landscape?
Glaciers
Why are prehistoric clothes rare?
they likely broke down cause they were made plant fiber and animals skin.
what was paleoindian transportation
walking
Do the archaeologist believe paleoindians had temporary site
yes.
What modern day state did archaeologists find spear points from the Epoch?
Illionis
In paleoindian time in July how many degrees colder was it in modern day Illinois?
2.7 celsus
what evidence do we have that the ancient Indians hunted.
Clovis point in a mastodon's bone.
what was paleoindian technology based on.
stone, bone, wood, and other natural materials
Do archaeologist believe that their was leaders?
Yes
What caused beringia to submerge?
Melting glaciers/rising sea waters.
What determines the plants and animals found in Illinois?
The climate
Around how many archaeological sites are in Illinois
45,000
how where tools shaped?
percussion and baton.
What is an archaeologist site?
Lincoln Hills/Kimmswick Site
For many years where did archaeologist believe Native Americans came from?
Siberia
What three species are now common in Illinois?
White tailed deer, squirrel, and woodchuck
Why do the archaeological's believe their was only Temporary camps.
small number of artifacts and small numbers of Paleoindian sites.
What artifacts generally are found at archaeologist sites.
Hunting tools.
what do archaeologist believe paleoindians believed in?
Spirited filled world
Was their only one Asian group that came to America?
No
In paleoindian time in July how many degrees colder was it in modern day Illinois?
2.7 Celsius
How far do archaeologist think ancient people traveled to get stone.
hundreds of miles
What do archaeologist believe ancient Indians used to carry materials
animal skins, plant fiber, and wood
Where was the Lincoln Hills Site?
Along the Mississippi river