1. Prehistoric Vocabulary

2. Prehistory
Time before history was written down

3. Time before a native civilization was in contact with European explorers or other foreign cultures.
Precontact

4. Archaeologist
Scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the lives of early people

5. Artifact
Items that are man- made such as pottery, jewelry, weapons, and tools

6. Ecofact
Evidence that hasn’t been changed or touched by humans, such as seeds, animal bones, fossils

7. Anthropologist
Scientist who studies artifacts, ecofacts, and oral histories to learn about a culture or group

8. Culture
Behaviors and beliefs characteristic to a particular social, ethnic, or age group

9. Tribe
A group of people who share a common ancestry, name, and way of living

10. Atlatl (ott – lattle)
Sling like tool that threw darts accurately for far distances

11. Midden Heap
Mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse (garbage) that indicates the site of a human settlement

12. Burial Mound
Mound built over a grave or multiple grave sites

13. Ceremonial Mound
Raised mound where ceremonial / religious services are held

14. B.C.E. / B.C.
Before the Common Era / Before Christ. These dates run backward from 0 on a timeline … …………..2017

15. C.E. / A.D.
The Common Era / Anno Domini (year of our lord). These dates run forward from 0 on a timeline. 2000…………….0……………2017

16. Effigy Mound
Mounds of earth and stone in the shapes of birds, bear, deer, bison, lynx, turtle, panther, or water