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By maureeml
On July 11, 2019
Bell Ringer: Native Americans of Colorado in Paleolithic and Archaic Periods
Paleo Native Americans
Sally Crum talked about her book People of the Red Earth: American Indians of Colorado, in which she provides a comprehensive history of native cultures in the area. Ms. Crum shared insight into how archaeologists conduct their work and date their findings.
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Sally Crum talked about her book People of the Red Earth: American Indians of Colorado, in which she provides a comprehensive history of native cultures in the area. Ms. Crum shared insight into how archaeologists conduct their work and date their findings.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- According to Sally Crum, what types of shelter might the Paleo Native Americans have created?
- What were some natural threats to Paleo Native Americans?
- According to Sally Crum, what might the Paleo Native Americans ate?
- What evidence does Sally Crum use to describe how Native Americans lived during the the Archaic period?
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Vocabulary
- Archaeology
- Archaic Period
- Evidence
- Mega Fauna
- Paleo Indians
- Paleolithic
- Pleistocene
- Subterranean