Tradition
Weapons
Paleo
1.
10,000BC8,000BC
2.
Archaic
8,000BC1,000BC
Woodland
1,000BC1,000AD
Dwellings
Large projectile
points called
Clovis Point
1.
Large game such as
wooly mammoths
bison, sloths, etc.
1.
Lived in large
groups or bands of
about 25-50
Knives and
scrappers made
from rocks
2.
Wild berries
2.
Always on the move
in search of food—
Nomads
3.
Spear shafts and
axes made from
large tree branches
1.
Atlatl—throwing
device
2.
Used fire to burn
areas to improve
hunting
3.
Food
1.
Began to hunt smaller
game such as deer,
rabbit, squirrel, elk,
2.
Fish
3.
Shellfish (oysters,
crab)
3.
Dug pits, slept in
caves, or just out in
the open
1.
Seasonal nomads—
moved each season
2.
Summer months
lived in north
Georgia
3.
Winter months—
lived near coast for
fish/shell fish
1.
Because of
agriculture, the
Woodlands were able
to stay in one place
and did not migrate
in search of food.
2.
First to build
permanent housing.
3.
First to live in
villages—tribes
developed
4.
Lived in the woods of
the southeastern US
Used deer antlers
to make hooks
1.
Developed bow
and arrow
2.
Arrowheads
much smaller
4.
Nuts, wild berries
1.
Developed
agriculture (corn,
squash, gourds)
2.
Saved nuts and seeds
Religionevidence
1.
Some evidence
of religion.
Bodies found
buried with red
powered.
Suggest a belief
in the afterlife.
Other
1.
2.
3.
4.
No pottery
Only large spears
No homes
No religion
Only thought was about
“Where’s the beef”
1.
Some evidence
of religion.
Bodies found
buried with
belongings such
as pottery, tools,
etc. Suggests
belief in the after
life.
1.
First to use
pottery. Made out
of clay and plants.
Not very sturdy.
1.
Burial mounds
found in various
parts of Georgia.
Suggests that the
Woodland
became more
religious.
Mounds
contained bodies,
jewelry, figures,
tools and other
objects
1.
Perfected
pottery—made of
clay and rock.
Much more
sturdy.
2.
Began to add
decorations to
pottery. Each
tribe had own
design.
2.
Rock Eagle
mounds were
Woodland
mounds.
Mississippian
1.
1,000AD1,600 AD
Still used the bow
and arrow—made
it better.
2.
Very artistic—
decorated bodies
with paint,
jewelry, feathers,
etc.
1.
Deer and other wild
game still important
2.
Crops very
important—corn
became the most
important. Also
beans, sunflowers,
squash, etc.
1.
2.
3.
Smoked tobacco
and used it in
ceremonies
3.
Harvested and stored
crops
Very elaborate
villages—chief lived
on top of mound, the
plaza of other huts
below. Sturdy homes
made from clay and
wood and thatched
roofs.
Villages surrounded
by river on back side
and a moat (wide
ditch) and palisades
(large fence made
from tall posts) on
the front to protect
from invaders.
1.
2.
3.
Large, flattopped mounds
with temples and
other buildings
for ceremonies.
Inside mound,
burial ground for
past chiefs.
Excavation of
mounds revealed
food, tools,
ornaments, and
objects made
from wood,
copper (indicates
trading among
various tribes),
seashell, and
stone.
1.
This is the culture
that De Soto
discovered.
2.
Most elaborate
culture (most
civilized)
3.
Organized into
chiefdoms. Each
tribe had a chief,
with one of these
chiefs ruling over
many tribes. (Sort
of like governors
and the president)