Prehistoric Cultures

Objects made by humans, especially ancient tools and weapons.

• archaeologists
• artifacts
• middens
• prehistoric

Hunted very large animals, such as mastodons

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo

Means ancient

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo

Wondering from place to place following the food

• atlatl
• artifacts
• nomadic
• prehistoric

Began to hunt smaller animals once the larger animals died out

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo

Means middle

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo

A spear-throwing device created by the Meso

• Nomadic
• Atlatl
• Mounds
• Artifacts

Artifical hills believed to be used for special ceremonies

• nomadic
• atlatl
• mounds
• artifacts

Left a number of shards of broken pieces of pottery

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo

Developed the bow and arrow

• Paleo
• Meso
• Early Neo
• Late Neo