Archaeology: Ways to Discover the Long-Ago Past
Chapter 3, Wisconsin’s First People, Internet Links
You can read and view additional information on line about these topics by opening the Chapter 3 folder in the shared drive; Mr. Balke’s social studies folder. These links can also be found at my website: mrbalke.weebly.com
You can read and view additional information on line about these topics by opening the Chapter 3 folder in the shared drive; Mr. Balke’s social studies folder. These links can also be found at my website: mrbalke.weebly.com
- This site is the Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center. It has a direct link to the archaeological process, a study of what has been learned of the pre-European people of Wisconsin, and a photo album of students doing actual field work at an archaeological site.
- Over the last 10,000 years, archaic people and other Native Americans used a quarry in Jackson County to get the best stones for making tools. Read about it at this site:
- Paleo Tradition
- Archaic Tradition
- Mississippian and Oneota Traditions
- Woodland Indian Tradition
- The Mammoth Mystery of Kenosha: Discover how scientists investigated an archaeological site and learned about Paleo people.
- How do archaeologists study a site? Click on this document to open a fascinating article that "digs" into exactly how an archaeologist explores a site and studies the artifacts in order to tell their stories of prehistoric Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago.