The Paleo Period: The Earliest Known Culture

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The Paleo Period The Earliest Known Culture
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Hello, I am Clovis. I am a Paleo Indian. I am
here to tell you my story. Come with me.
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Over 10,000 years ago, there was an ice age, and
much of the earth was covered in ice.
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The water froze and caused the ocean floors to
become exposed and create land bridges. One of
these land bridges was Beringia, or the Bering
Strait.
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Large animals such as mastodons, mammoths,
caribou, and moose crossed from Asia to North
America by way of the Bering Strait.
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My people followed these animals, and so came
to North America.
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• We never created permanent settlements, we moved
  with the animals, to ensure we would always have
  food.

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My father was an excellent hunter. He taught me
everything I know.
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We used a weapon called an atlatl to spear our
prey. This weapon allowed us to throw spears with
more power.
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We used stone to make the spear heads.
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Here are some of the spear head points.
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Eventually, my time passed, as did the Paleo
period. And with its passing, began the Archaic
period.