- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Paleoindian Period: Overview
- Creator:
- Anderson, David G., 1949-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-20
- Subject:
- Paleo-Indians--Georgia
Georgia--Antiquities
Indians of North America--Georgia--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the Paleoindian period in Georgia. Paleoindian occupations in Georgia have been provisionally grouped into three subperiods: Early (ca. 11000-9000 B.C.), Middle (ca. 9000-8500 B.C.), and Late (ca. 8500-8000 B.C.). People may have been present before the Early Paleoindian subperiod, but identifiable remains have not been found in the state, and their recognition anywhere in America is still in its infancy. Archaeologists recognize sites dating to each subperiod primarily by the presence of distinctive projectile points found.
GSE identifier: SS8H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/paleoindian-period-overview/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Paleoindian Period: Overview," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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