The
next
period
in
the
development
of
Native
American
cultures
is
the
____________________
____________________
.
It
lasted
from
about
8000
to
about
1500
B
.
C
.
In
the
____________________
part
of
this
period
,
the
native
people
lived
in
much
the
____________________
way
as
the
____________________
-
Indians
.
They
lived
in
small
groups
that
were
based
around
families
.
They
survived
by
hunting
deer
,
bear
,
turkey
,
and
other
small
animals
and
by
gathering
fruits
and
berries
,
nuts
and
seeds
.
They
also
caught
fish
,
birds
,
and
turtles
.
The
tools
they
used
to
get
and
prepare
their
food
,
including
spear
points
,
were
made
from
stone
found
in
the
area
.
Archaeologists
can
identify
the
Archaic
Indians
by
the
way
they
made
their
____________________
,
which
were
different
from
the
Paleo
tools
.
Their
cutting
tools
were
smaller
and
finer
.
By
8000
-
5000
B
.
C
.
,
their
tools
were
better
made
,
but
their
lives
had
not
changed
very
much
.
They
still
lived
as
hunters
and
gatherers
of
food
.
But
between
5000
and
3000
B
.
C
.
,
major
____________________
began
in
these
native
societies
.
Some
of
these
peoples
____________________
in
the
same
place
for
____________________
periods
of
time
,
often
building
settlements
near
rivers
.
By
then
,
their
tools
included
stone
knives
and
darts
.
Toward
the
end
of
the
period
,
they
were
using
____________________
and
drills
.
During
this
period
,
the
Archaic
people
had
invented
____________________
-
making
.
Archaeologists
have
found
pottery
____________________
,
which
they
call
sherds
,
in
several
places
in
Georgia
.
To
make
the
pottery
,
the
Archaic
people
mixed
____________________
with
some
type
of
____________________
,
such
as
grass
.
Some
of
their
pots
were
plain
,
but
others
were
decorated
with
carvings
.
