Prehistoric Cultures of Tennessee

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The FIRST or OLDEST Prehistoric Culture found in Tennessee

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Paleo

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a large, extinct elephant-like animal the Paleo people hunted

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mastodon

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A scientist that studies human history and the past from fossils and artifacts

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archaeologist

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A time period when large sheets of ice covered the Earth; during this time the Paleo people migrated.

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Ice Age

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A famous Paleo Culture Site in Brentwood, TN where mastodons were found

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Coats- Hines Site

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to uncover or remove from digging out of the ground or soil

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excavate

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These are people that move from place to place

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Nomads

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This means for something to no longer be in existence

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extinct

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An advancement to the spear by the ARCHAIC people; it attached to the spear and allowed the thrower to throw with more force

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atlatl

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Our SECOND culture in Tennessee: hunted smaller animals after mastodons went extinct and gathered fruits and berries; created the atlatl

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Archaic