Archaeologists at Work
These people study the past by digging up artifacts.
Who are archaeologists.
This Indigenous language group lived mostly in eastern Virginia.
What is the Algonquian language group.
Indigenous people lived in many different groups called these.
What are nations.
Stories, beliefs, and traditions are part of this.
What is culture.
This was a major Powhatan site discovered by archaeologists.
What is Werowocomoco.
Objects left behind by people long ago are called these.
What are artifacts.
This language group lived mostly in southern and central Virginia.
What is the Siouan language group.
Indigenous nations had different languages, homes, and traditions, showing this.
What is diversity.
Indigenous people in Virginia still live here today.
What is Virginia.
Archaeologists study important places to learn about Indigenous life long ago.
What is history.
Archaeologists study artifacts to learn about how Indigenous people lived in the past.
What is history.
This language group lived mostly in northern Virginia.
What is the Iroquoian language group.
This word describes the first people to live in Virginia.
Who are Indigenous people.
Indigenous people passed down traditions through this.
What is storytelling.
This type of place shows where Indigenous people lived, worked, or met.
What is a settlement.
This is an important Indigenous site where archaeologists found artifacts in Virginia.
What is Werowocomoco.
Indigenous nations in Virginia spoke different languages because they lived in different regions.
What is diversity.
Not all Indigenous nations lived the same way because of this.
What is their location.
Indigenous nations continue to celebrate their culture through events like these.
What are powwows.
Important Indigenous places help us understand the past and connect it to this.
What is the present.
Archaeologists use artifacts to hep tell the story of Indigenous people from the past to this time.
What is present.
These three language groups show that Indigenous people in Virginia were not all the same.
What are Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
The Powhatan were part of this larger Indigenous language group.
What is the Algonquian language group.
Indigenous people have adapted over time while still keeping this.
What is their culture or traditions.
Werowocomoco is important because it shows how Indigenous people lived around this time.
What is circa 1600.