1. Georgia Studies Ms. McLaine
Native Americans
Georgia Studies
Ms. McLaine

2. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Paleo
Dates: 10,000 – 8,000 BC
Weapons / Tools: Spears, Knives, Scrapers (stone)
Food: Large Animals (mammoths, bison, ground sloths, mastodons, etc…)

3. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Paleo
Shelter: No fixed shelter  followed herds of large animals
Religion: Very little evidence (2 bodies found buried with artifacts and covered with red powder)

5. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Archaic
Dates: 8,000 – 1,000 BC
Weapons / Tools: Wooden spears (better spear points), choppers, drills, chipping tools, bone fish hooks, grooved axes, pipes, pottery
Food: Small game (deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, reptiles, fish, shellfish, berries, nuts, fruits

6. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Archaic
Shelter: Crude shelters, stayed in one place longer than Paleo culture (semi-permanent shelters); began living in small groups (called bands /clans)
Religion: Little evidence; proper burial of the dead became more important; tools, weapons, and body ornaments have been found in some burial pits.

8. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Woodland
Dates: 1,000 BC – 1,000 AD
Weapons / Tools: Bow and Arrow, more advanced pottery
Food: Small game (deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, fish, nuts & berries, some crops – squash & sunflowers)

9. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Woodland
Shelter: Small villages of dome-shaped huts (wood / clay mixture called wattle & daub), grass roofs; began living in larger groups called tribes
Religion: Elaborate religious ceremonies were introduced; built cone-shaped burial mounds for the dead; bodies wore necklaces, bracelets, rings and copper/bone combs

11. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Mississippian
Dates: 700 – 1600 AD
Weapons / Tools: Similar to Woodland culture, bow & arrow with more refined arrow heads, stone hoes, copper headdresses
Food: Grew crops (maize, beans, pumpkins, squash); grew most of what was eaten

12. Georgia’s Pre-Historic Cultures
Mississippian
Shelter: Larger villages with more advanced permanent shelters (built of wattle & daub) and ceremonial buildings
Religion: Grew tobacco to use in ceremonies; built centers for religious ceremonies; continued practice of burrying dead