| A | B |
|---|
| artifact | an object made by people in the past |
| archaeologist | scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past |
| prehistory | the period of time before people left written records |
| hunter-gatherer | early New Yorkers who hunted and gathered food |
| land bridge | allowed people to come from Asia to North America |
| Dutchess Quarry Caves | home to hunters and gatherers 15,000 years ago |
| pumpkins, squash, sunflowers | farming groups planted these in New York 1,000 y ears ago |
| animal skins | worn by Native Americans |
| 40,000 years ago | scientists believe people began to arrive in North America |
| Asia and North America | two continents connected by land bridge |
| Pacific Ocean | body of water that covers ancient land bridge |
| weapons, tools, pottery , jewelry, even trash | give us clues about people in the past |
