Paleo-Indian Culture Flourishes in North America
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Canadian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: North America
- Date: c. 13,000-c. 7000
Article abstract: The Paleo-Indians, the earliest colonists of the New World and their late Pleistocene and early Holocene descendants, originated from multiple points and displayed highly varied technology and lifestyles.
Summary of Event
Originally, the term “Paleo-Indian” referred to the earliest inhabitants of the New World, especially those first recognized in the American Southwest during archaeological excavations in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Largely on the basis of these and later excavations, which were conducted in New Mexico,...
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