10 Questions
Which group of people were the earliest inhabitants of Tennessee?
Paleo-Indians
What type of animals did the Paleo-Indians hunt?
Mastodons
What evidence was found at the Coats-Hines site in Williams County?
Stone cutting tools
What type of farming did the Archaic peoples engage in?
Small-scale farming
What tool did the Archaic people use for hunting?
Atlatl
The earliest inhabitants of Tennessee were ______ who moved into the region near the end of the last Ice Age.
hunter-gatherers
Paleo-Indians were ______ who hunted now-extinct animals such as mastodons.
hunter gatherers
The remains of a mastodon with cut marks on the bone were discovered at the Coats-Hines site in Williams County. Thirty-four stone cutting tools were also found at the ______.
site
As the climate warmed, the Archaic peoples, descendants of the Paleo-Indians, began to move into river valleys and eventually began ______ farming.
small-scale
Archaic people continued to gather hickory nuts, acorns and other plants as well. Archaic people hunted white-tailed deer using an ______, or spear thrower.
atlatl
Test your knowledge about the Paleo-Indians of Tennessee and their hunting practices! Learn about their lifestyle, use of caves as campsites, and their hunt for now-extinct animals like mastodons. Discover fascinating archaeological findings at the Coats-Hines site in Williamson County. Take the quiz now and become an expert on Tennessee's earliest inhabitants!
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