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Prehistoric Cultures: 30,000 B.C- 1500 A.D.

Native Texans: Chapter 2. Prehistoric Cultures: 30,000 B.C- 1500 A.D. First people arrived to North America at least 30,000 year ago during the Ice Age People believed to have cross the land bridge known as Beringia (current day Bering Straight between Arctic and Pacific Ocean.

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Prehistoric Cultures: 30,000 B.C- 1500 A.D.

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  1. Native Texans: Chapter 2 Prehistoric Cultures: 30,000 B.C- 1500 A.D.

  2. First people arrived to North America at least 30,000 year ago during the Ice Age People believed to have cross the land bridge known as Beringia (current day Bering Straight between Arctic and Pacific Ocean. First People in the Americas • Columbus landed in the Caribbean in 1492 assuming that he had reached islands off the coast of India, thus naming the native peoples “Indians” • Descendants of Prehistoric peoples spread out across the Americas creating 100’s of different groups or tribes. • Many Native Texan groups are descendants or Prehistoric People.

  3. Artifacts- remains of items or objects from the past Archeologists- scientist who study and learn about past cultures from artifacts they find Pictographs and Petroglyphs- Drawings or paintings in caves & carvings on rocks How do we know about Prehistoric People??

  4. Location: High Plains of Texas Panhandle Edwards Plateau Paleolithic Era People in Texas (30,000- 6000 B.C.) Tools • Spears tipped with Flint Stone • Built corrals to trap bison Food • Game- Bison, buffalo, Dried Meat, Animal Fat, Berries, Pemmican Way of Life • Lived in small bands • Hunter Gatherers • Traveled on Foot

  5. Archaic Era People in Texas ( 6000 B.C. – 1400 A.D.: after Ice age) Location: • East Texas • North of Mexico Tools • Atlatl- hand held spear thrower. 2 ft long with a wooden hook. • Flint Knives, scrapers and awls, grind stones, woven baskets Food • Fish, Wild Plants, Trapped Small Animals, Buffalo Way of Life • Smaller bands, lived in villages • Formed larger bands during growing seasons • Planters/Hunters-Gatherers

  6. Late Prehistoric People in Texas Location: • East Texas • Far West Texas • Panhandle & Central Texas Tools • Bow and Arrow • Pottery and Clay Pots Food • Self Grown Plants • Game- Buffalo Way of Life • Permanent villages • Had societies and religions • Traveled by foot • Planters/Hunters-Gatherers

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