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Historians
Historians divide the past into eras to easily identify changes in historical events
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Paleo-Indian Era
10,000 B.C. to 5,500 B.C.
People were nomads who hunted giant animals, such as mammoth, using flint spears
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Did You Know?
Archaeologists found the bones of a Paleo-Indian woman near Midland, Texas. They named her Midland Minnie.
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Archaic Era
5,500 B.C. to 700 A.D.
Since all giant animals became extinct, people began hunting small animals, such as buffalo & deer
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Archaic Era
Men hunted with better weapons like the Atlatl
Women gathered food like seeds & berries
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Did You Know?
Archaeologists found the remains of a man from the Archaic Era in 1829. They found it in Abilene, Texas and named it ABILENE MAN.
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Late Prehistoric Era
700 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
People began using the land for farming corn
The bow & arrow was invented