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Chapter 1- Paleolithic Society
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- 1Paleolithic also meansOld Stone Age
- 2From where do we find the most evidence about the Paleolithic age?North America- sedimentary soil-tar pits
- 3What are some of the artifacts found at these locations and what do they reveal about the era?Mammoth- found an arm bone
Saber tooth Cat- found teeth
Humans- leg bone was found- showed the height was about 5' 2" - 4What type of society was the Paleo-Indian culture?Hunter and gatherers. Moved around a lot.
- 5What type of weaponry did Paleolithic Indians use?Clovis Points
Atlatl - 6What parts did the Paleo-Indians use?hide-robes and housing
bones-tools
bone marrow-food - 7How did they get to America from Siberia?used the baring land
route- Russia to Canada to America
Clovis points found. And Asian DNA
But the tools are so very different - 8How did they get to America from Europe?by boat
sea creature drawings were found in a cave
The Clovis points were very similar
no trace of boats dating that far back
No trace of French Language - 9Climate Change Cause1. water from the melted Glaciers traveled to the ocean, causing it to stop currents and made it cold
2. A meteor hit the earth, but their is no trace of a crate, nano diamonds and magnetic spiracles have been found - 10How are Folsom points and Clovis points different?-the size of the flute
-the time period
-they reused Folsom points
-location found - 11how was the Folsom Society different from the Clovis Society?-they built semi permanent structures
- stayed in one place longer
-hunted Bison
-lived on mountain tiops
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