Chronology of Prehistoric Archaeology in Wyoming PaleoIndian 12000 to 8000 Years BP Early Archaic 8000 to 5000 Years BP Middle Archaic 5000 to 2000 Years BP Late Archaic 2000 to 250 Years BP ID: 724146
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Prehistoric Archaeology in WyomingSlide2
Chronology of Prehistoric Archaeology in Wyoming
Paleo-Indian (12,000 to 8000 Years B.P.)Early Archaic (8000 to 5000 Years B.P.)
Middle Archaic (5000 to 2000 Years B.P.)Late Archaic (2000 to 250 Years B.P.)Historic PeriodSlide3
Paleo-Indian Period
cooler and wetter climate multiple lakes and large marshesretreating glaciers
massive flood events ice-free corridorcoastal routeSlide4
Paleo-Indian Period
Large projectile points
Clovis Folsom Agate Angostura Alberta Eden Scottsbluff
BasinSlide5
Archaic
(8000-250 Years Before Present)Warmer and drierExtinction of Pleistocene Mega-Fauna Atlatl and arrow points
Greater reliance on plants More diverse artifact assemblage and featuresGaming pieces, ceramics, adornment shellsQuarries and lithic work shopsVillage sites, house pits, wickiups
Rock artAnadromous fish (weirs, hooks, net weights)Burials much more commonSlide6Slide7Slide8
Mummy cave - stratigraphySlide9
House pitSlide10
Lithic scatterSlide11
Site locationSlide12
Plains CultureSlide13
Paleo – E. archaic
Wyoming Plains Cultural Area
Large permanent village sites
Seasonal camps for hunting and gathering
River settlements
Bison-centric
Complex fishing technology
CanoesSlide14
Wyoming Tribes- Traditional LandsSlide15Slide16
Federally Recognized Tribes
Wyoming Specific
Northern ArapahoEastern ShoshoneTraditional Lands
Shoshone-BannockNorthern UteCrowCheyenneSlide17
Plains Cultural Area
Arapaho Cheyenne Crow
Algonquian and Siouan language group
Mobile hunter and gatherers
Small summer campsites (family units)
Large winter encampments
Resource areas
Bison
Acorns and berries
Mountain game & fish
Lithics Slide18
Lithic scatterSlide19
Great Basin Cultural Area
Northern Ute Eastern Shoshone
Mobile hunter and gatherers
Small summer campsites (family units)
Large winter encampments
Resource areas
Rabbit
Bison
Mountain game & fish
Lithics Slide20
Historic Period
Contact with Europeans and their cultural materialsHorseFirearms
Steel European DiseasesWritten History/ EthnographersLewis and ClarkEarly Fur TradeSlide21Slide22Slide23Slide24
Lithic scatterSlide25
Lithic scatterSlide26
Devils Tower
Arapaho
Cheyenne
Crow
Kiowa
LakotaSlide27
Rock Art
Pictographs
PetroglyphsSlide28
Rock Art – Shield Slide29
Rock Art – Shield Slide30
Natural Features of Cultural
or Religious SignificanceSlide31