The Archaic Indians
The Archaic Period lasted from about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. The Archaic period had 3 main sub periods: Early, middle , and late. The early Archaic Period lasted from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago. The early Archaic people were hunters and gatherers that lived in small groups called bands of 20 to 50 people. They hunted white tailed deer, black bear, turkey, and other large animals. They also collected nuts, roots, fruits, seeds and berries. The early archaic traveled often and did not stay in one place for long. The reason that is that they needed find the recourses that they needed for survival. They lived in small houses and they built hearths for fires to keep warm and to cook food. Though there were quite a few band of archaic people; territories were often not large. Various bands met at particular times of the year. There they would socialize , and exchange recourses such as stone tools, food and other things, like finding a mate. The way Archeologists know where the Early archaic sites are by the certain type of spear points that hade a notch at the base. The middle archaic period lasted from 8,000 to 5,000 years ago. The gradually increasing population of Native Americans adapted to these environmental changes to create a period called the middle archaic. They did not travel that much. Archaic collections included projectable points, flake tools, ground stone tools, and chipped stone tools. Middle Archaic sites were found frequently in the piedmont region. The late Archaic period lasted from 5,000 to 3,000 years ago. During this period territories shrank, because as Georgia became more populated less and less territory was available, which caused some Late Archaic people to build permanent settlements. Some artifacts are large stone knives and darts. Their settlements were mostly near rivers which partially explains their taste for freshwater shellfish. There are no more archaic anymore obviously because the Archaic period happened more 3,000 years ago, but their culture and tradition still live on.
The Archaic Period lasted from about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. The Archaic period had 3 main sub periods: Early, middle , and late. The early Archaic Period lasted from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago. The early Archaic people were hunters and gatherers that lived in small groups called bands of 20 to 50 people. They hunted white tailed deer, black bear, turkey, and other large animals. They also collected nuts, roots, fruits, seeds and berries. The early archaic traveled often and did not stay in one place for long. The reason that is that they needed find the recourses that they needed for survival. They lived in small houses and they built hearths for fires to keep warm and to cook food. Though there were quite a few band of archaic people; territories were often not large. Various bands met at particular times of the year. There they would socialize , and exchange recourses such as stone tools, food and other things, like finding a mate. The way Archeologists know where the Early archaic sites are by the certain type of spear points that hade a notch at the base. The middle archaic period lasted from 8,000 to 5,000 years ago. The gradually increasing population of Native Americans adapted to these environmental changes to create a period called the middle archaic. They did not travel that much. Archaic collections included projectable points, flake tools, ground stone tools, and chipped stone tools. Middle Archaic sites were found frequently in the piedmont region. The late Archaic period lasted from 5,000 to 3,000 years ago. During this period territories shrank, because as Georgia became more populated less and less territory was available, which caused some Late Archaic people to build permanent settlements. Some artifacts are large stone knives and darts. Their settlements were mostly near rivers which partially explains their taste for freshwater shellfish. There are no more archaic anymore obviously because the Archaic period happened more 3,000 years ago, but their culture and tradition still live on.