The East Terrace Site
Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Early Minnesotans
• Goals of Archaeology
• Paleoindian 9000-5000 BC
• The Past Environment
• One Occupation or Two?
• Life History of Spear Point

• Late Archaic/Initial Woodland 1500 BC-AD 400
• The Environment
• Dating
• Hearths
• Stone Tools Technology
• Raw Material Sources

• Terminal Woodland AD 400-1700
• The Environment
• Pottery
• The Bow and Arrow
• Expedient Stone Tools

• Excavation
• Archaeology is an Interdisciplinary Field

• Conclusion

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