Paleo-Indians – the first Native Americans

By Karen Carr|2018-11-09T08:03:47+00:00August 9th, 2017|History, Native American|

Paleo-Indians probably travelled along the Pacific coast of North America First people in North America Archaeologists call the time just after people first came to North America , about 16,000 BC, the Paleo-Indian period. During the Paleo-Indian period, all the people in North America were nomads and got their food by hunting and gathering, and especially by fishing. Some of these [...]

Atlatls or spear-throwers

By Karen Carr|2018-04-19T11:29:08+00:00August 8th, 2017|Economy, Native American|

Atlatl An atlatl, or spear-thrower, is a wooden or bone stick with a hook on one end that you can use to throw a spear farther than you could throw it without using an atlatl. You put your spear into the hooked end, and then you use the atlatl (aht-LAH-tull) to push the [...]