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Paleo Period
11,500 B.C. 7,000 B.C..
Paleo Sites in
Alabama
Around 11,000
B.C.,
Paleo-Indians
are believed to be
the first humans
to live in
Alabama.
The most
consistent trait of
all Native
American cultures
is their knowledge
and use of lithic
(stone) technology.
This
understanding is
important when
studying
Paleo-Indians
because it is one of
the few ways for
interpreting Paleo
artifacts.
Scraper
-http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/prehistorica
labama/paleoindian.htm
Finding arrowheads
http://www.riversofalabama.org/Tennessee/TN_History.htm
http://www.adventure-crew.com/2009/06/russell-cave-national-monument/
One purpose of
archaeology
We interpret the history of people based on the objects
they leave behind.
Artifactsdoes
from sites like
the
Quad and Russell
What
it
all
Cave provide clues as to where Paleo-Indians lived and how their
communities were structured among an open-air campsite.
mean?
The small bands that moved frequently
probably
Timeline of Events in
Alabama
Dinosaur
s die out
11,500 BC
- 7,000 B
C
9,000 BC
4,000
BC
1000 BC
500
AD
500 1
500 AD
1814
Presen
t day
Paleo
Archa
ic
Woodlan
d
Mississippian
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http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/prehistoricalabama/paleoindi
an.htm
National Geographic
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/
prehistoric-world/prehistoric-time-line.html
Alabama Tourism and Travel
http://www.touralabama.org