1. Georgia’s Prehistoric Cultures

2. Georgia’s Prehistoric Cultures

3. Native American Tribes in GA
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian

4. Paleo: Before 10,000 years ago BC to 8,000 BC yrs.
Weapons/Tools: stone, long wooden spears, Atlatl (used to throw darts)
Food: Large animals, such as buffalo (Hunting/Gathering)
Homes: Temporary shelters. They followed the
food (nomads)
Religion: Very little

5. Archaic:
From 8000 BC to 1000 BC
Weapons/Tools: wooden spears, choppers, drills, pottery
Food: Small game, such as deer, fruit and nuts (Hunting and Gathering)
Homes: crude shelters, stayed in one place longer than Paleo
Religion: Very little, did properly bury dead

6. Woodland:
1000 BC to 1000 AD
Weapons/Tools: Bow and arrow, advanced pottery
Food: Small game, such as deer and some crops (squash)
Homes: small villages, dome shaped huts. Began living in tribes
Religion: Elaborate ceremonies held, burial mounds for dead

7. Mississippian: 700 AD to 1600 AD
Weapons/Tools: bow and arrow, more refined arrow heads
Food: Grew crops (maize, beans, squash)
Homes: larger villages with more permanent shelters, ceremonial buildings
Religion: tobacco to use in ceremonies, religious centers for ceremonies