Paleo Indians- 12,000 years ago

-The earliest people to live in North America.

-Moved from place to place following herds of animals for food.

-Gathered nuts and berries which were naturally grown.

Paleo Indians

-Caves and tents were their shelter

Paleo-Indians Food Supply

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Archaic Indians-10,000 years ago

-Found new ways to use PA’s rich land and resources

-Hunted animals and gathered plants, nuts, and berries for food.

-They also began growing sunflowers for seeds (food) and gourds for containers.

Archaic Indians

-Spent less time moving around because they could grow these crops.

-Used spears, hammers, and fishhooks made from bone, shell, stone, and wood.

-Used stones to cook!!!

Archaic Indians

-Created a tool called an atlatl which allowed them to throw their spears farther and faster (Kind of like a lacrosse stick!) This is an example of an artifact, which is an object made by human hands.

Archaic Indians Food Supply

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Woodland Indians- 3,000 years ago

-Most advanced of them all

-About 3,000 years ago, the Woodland Indian groups lived in PA.

-Hunted animals and gathered some wild plants for food.

-They really grew their own food. They discovered foods that had not been grown before such as corn and squash.

Woodland Indians

-Because they could grow their food, they settled for long periods of time in order to grow and harvest crops.

Woodland Indians Food Supply

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REMEMBER

• It is not that these Indians “died out” and a new tribe was formed. As the Indians advanced, that is how they went from being Paleo to Archaic to Woodland.

• It’s just like you…when you are a third grader and advance to fourth grade, YOU are still the same person, but people are not going to call you a third grader anymore, you are now a fourth grader because you have learned more and have become more advanced.