Paleo-Indian period
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The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
Aliases (2)
- Paleo-Indians ×1
- Woodland period ×1
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological period
→
cultural period → prehistoric period → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Palaeo-Indian period
→
Paleoamerican period → Paleoindian period → |
| associatedWith |
Anzick site
→
Beringian standstill hypothesis → Blackwater Draw site → Cactus Hill site → Clovis culture → Cumberland culture → Dalton culture → Folsom culture → Gault site → Late Pleistocene extinctions → Lindenmeier site → Meadowcroft Rockshelter → Monte Verde site → Plano cultures → peopling of the Americas → |
| characterizedBy |
big-game hunting
→
exploitation of now-extinct megafauna → nomadic hunter-gatherer lifeways → small highly mobile bands → use of distinctive stone tools → |
| climateContext |
Late Glacial Maximum retreat
→
end of the last Ice Age → |
| economicActivity |
gathering of wild plants
→
hunting of giant bison → hunting of mammoth → hunting of mastodon → |
| endTime |
approximately 8,000 BCE
→
early Holocene → |
| follows |
initial human migration into the Americas
→
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| locatedIn |
Americas
→
Central America → North America → South America → |
| mobilityPattern |
high residential mobility
→
seasonal migration → |
| partOf |
prehistory of the Americas
→
|
| populationType |
hunter-gatherers
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|
| precedes |
Archaic period in the Americas
→
|
| researchField |
Quaternary studies
→
archaeology of the Americas → paleoanthropology → |
| socialOrganization |
small kin-based bands
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|
| startTime |
Late Pleistocene
→
approximately 15,000 years ago → |
| usesToolMaterial |
chert
→
flint → obsidian → |
| usesToolType |
Clovis points
→
Folsom points → bifacial knives → fluted projectile points → scrapers → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Pre-Columbian era
→
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hasSubperiod |
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Native Americans
("Woodland period")
→
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timeDepth |
|
Bering Land Bridge
("Paleo-Indians")
→
|
usedBy |