Description

Ancestors of today’s Native Americans populated the Great Plains about 14,000 years ago, about the time glaciers of the last ice age began melting back to the north. Prehistoric people living on the dry plains east of the Rocky Mountains were hunter-gatherers–they moved from place to place in search of animals to hunt and seeds, roots, and berries to gather. Archaeologists have reconstructed the history of these hunter-gatherers by studying old campsites and tools made of stone and antler. This book introduces readers to the science of archaeology , shedding light on how field scientists find evidence of people who did not build permanent houses and how researchers determine the age of an arrowhead and what it was to kill.

Illustrations bring to life the day-to-day activities of these early people, such as how they used drivelines to funnel animals over buffalo jumps, how sinew was used to attach points to spears, and how grinding stones were used to mash seeds into flour.

ISBN – 978-0-84742-692-8

80 Pages

Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2019