USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1970s, college students in archaeology such as myself learned that the first human beings to arrive in North America had come over a land bridge from Asia and Siberia approximately 13, 000 to 13, 500 years ago. These people, the first North Americans, were known collectively as Clovis people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Archaeologists use artifacts and features to learn how people lived in specific times and places. They want to know what these people’s daily lives were like, how they were governed, how they interacted with each other, and what they believed and valued.

Detailed explanation-3: -How do scientists date fossils and artifacts? Radioactive Carbon Dating, physical and/or chemical tests. How do archaeologists look for evidence about early people? They find places where early people may have lived and then dig for artifacts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zoologists and botanists help explore prehistory by studying the remains of animals and plants. Botanists can count seeds found at an archaeological site, and note the different kinds of seeds and nuts present. This reveals the landscape in which early humans lived.