GEOG 2OC3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Folsom Tradition, Dorset Culture, Paleo-Indians
7 Dec 2018
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40,000 years ago, first people crossed a bridge between asia and north america known as beringia" and set foot on alaska and yukon. About 15k years ago, the thick ice sheets started to melt and retreat so the hunters migrated into heart of north america and further south. Paleo-indians can be divided into 3 groups: clovis culture from 11,500-10,500 years ago. Hunted woolly mammoths and mastodons: folsom culture from 11,000-10,200 years ago, plano culture from 10,000-8000 years ago. Those who were interior of canada pursued buffalo and those in the tundra pursued caribou for food. We see development of paleo-indian culture areas that have 2 characteristics: common set of natural conditions that resulted in similar plants and animals, inhabitants used common set of hunting, fishing and food gathering techniques. Some are descendants of paleo-indians but others may have ancestors that arrived from.
