What is an artifact?
An object made by a human being, usually of cultural or historical interest.
What are projectile points?
Things like stone spears, darts, or arrow tips that ancient people made
Poverty Point's ridges were shaped like the letter ___
C
Poverty Point was built by the pilgrims
FALSE
Poverty Point was built by the Native Americans
Northeast Louisiana
Atlatl
Also known as a Spear Thrower..
It is an ancient tool that threw spears harder and farther.
What were most of these projectile points made from?
Rocks brought from afar (far away)
When did people live at Poverty Point?
Year-Round
Poverty Point is a series of mountains.
FALSE
Poverty Point is a series of MOUNDS.
ARTIFACTS!!!
Ornamental or wearable art
Gorget
How many projectile points have been found at Poverty Point?
Over 8,000!
How were poverty point homes built?
HAPHAZARDLY-- With thin poles and cane for framework
The people of Poverty Point grew all their crops and raised animals for food.
FALSE
They were Hunter-Gatherers
What materials did the Poverty Point people use to make their tools?
Tear-drop shaped weights used as fishing net weights
Plummets
What does it mean if a projectile point has a broken tip?
Poverty Point was surrounded by _________.
Many rivers
There are a total of 6 mounds at Poverty Point.
TRUE
Why is Poverty Point considered unique among other people from this period?
They were hunter-gatherers
PPOs
What does is stand for?
What were they used for?
Poverty Point Objects--
Fired ceramics used in place of cooking stones
How do archaeologists figure out what different projectile points were used for?
They study the points, looking for wear patterns, such as small scratches, tiny chips, and smooth spots.
_________ Ridge kept Poverty Point safe from floods.
Macon
FALSE
People came to poverty point for several different reasons.
To participate in ceremonies, for the natural resources, to exchange goods or news, to meet people, and/or to create mounds and ridges.
How do we know that the people of Poverty Point traded with others?
There were no stones/rocks located at the site, so they had to trade with others to get the rocks that they needed (the rocks that archaeologists found)
AND
PPOs were created at Poverty Point, but were found by archeologists at other locations.