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WHO WERE THE FIRST GEORGIANS?

WHO WERE THE FIRST GEORGIANS?. The Prehistoric Native American Traditions (Cultures) of Georgia. Prehistoric Traditions. Paleo Archaic Woodland Mississippian. Paleo: The First Families of Georgia. >10,000 B.C. to about 8000 B.C. Migrated from Asia across the land bridge (Beringia)

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WHO WERE THE FIRST GEORGIANS?

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  1. WHO WERE THE FIRST GEORGIANS? The Prehistoric Native American Traditions (Cultures) of Georgia

  2. Prehistoric Traditions • Paleo • Archaic • Woodland • Mississippian

  3. Paleo: The First Families of Georgia • >10,000 B.C. to about 8000 B.C. • Migrated from Asia across the land bridge (Beringia) • Roamed in small family bands; Nomads • Hunted large animals with stick like spears and darts

  4. Archaic: Hunters and Gatherers • 8,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. • Hunted small game such as deer, turkey, and rabbit instead of large animals • Established more permanent camps • Used objects such as bones, shells, and stones to make tools and jewelry. • Made wide use of the atlatl • Pottery is introduced.

  5. Woodland: Crops, Pots, and Burial Mounds • 1,000 B.C. to A.D. 800 • Cultivated crops and gathered food . • Built huts out of trees; Lived in small villages • Created effigy mounds (Rock Eagle) • Used clay in making pottery; Made bone jewelry and combs. • Used the bow and arrow. • Introduced burial mounds through complex religious rituals.

  6. Mississippian • A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600 • Grew crops; Used bows and arrows; Fished • Lived in complex community; Class system • Perfected the use of various materials in making pottery • Introduced trading with other villages. • Mound builders.

  7. What ends the prehistoric period in Georgia? The arrival of deSoto’s expedition in 1540: • Came in search of gold. • Left a legacy of death & destruction. • The journals left by deSoto’s men end the prehistoric period and usher in the historic period.

  8. DeSoto’s Legacy of Death & Destruction

  9. Archaeologists Uncover Clues to Past Cultures

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