A | B |
Used to make breechcloths | Deerskins |
The earliest period of pre-history | Paleo |
Chief crop of Native Americans | Corn |
Cultivation of plants and trees | Horticulture |
A group sharing a common ancestry and/or language | Tribe |
A reptile special to Native Americans | Rattlesnake |
Used during Archaic period to cook and store food | Pottery |
Anything made by human work or act | Artifact |
The behavior patterns, arts, beliefs and social institutions of a group of people | Culture |
The tip of a spear or arrow | Projectile Point |
Cleansing the inside and outside of the body | Purification |
Plant used in ceremonies | Tobacco |
Scientist who studies how human culture began and developed | Anthropologist |
A ritual or special custom | Ceremony |
Used for burial and as site of temples | Mounds |
Element used to help date artifacts | Carbon |
Method of passing along history before written language was used | Oral tradition |
A person who digs up and examines the remains of an ancient culture to find out more about them | Archaeologist |
Important food of late Archaic period | Shellfish |
The remains of a plant or animal hardened and preserved in the earth or rocks | Fossil |