Prehistoric GroupsVersion en ligne Compare and Contrast par Aaron Stinson 1 Paleo 2 Archaic 3 Woodland 4 Mississippian Before 10,000 years ago Spears and Atlatl Large animals such as bison, mammoth, ground sloth and mastodon No fixed shelter; nomadic; pit houses Very little evidence of religion; two bodies found buried with red powder; may suggest belief in afterlife 8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. Spears, grooved axes, pipes and pottery Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, reptiles, fish, berries, nuts and fruit Semi-permanent shelters, traveled in small groups called bands or clans Little evidence of religion; some body ornaments have been found in some burial pits 1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Bow and arrow, pottery Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, fish, nuts and berries, some crops (squash and sunflowers) Small villages bult from wood and clay mixture called wattle and daub; larger groups called tribes Elaborate religious ceremonies; built cone-shaped burial mounds for dead; wore jewelry 700 A.D. to 1600 A.D. Similar to Woodland; stone hoes, copper headdresses Crops (maize, beans, pumpkins, squash) grew most of what was eaten Larger villages with more advanced permanent shelters; ceremonial buildings Grew tobacco to use in ceremonies; built centers of relgious ceremonies; continued practice of burying their dead
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