Discoveries at M-231 Site: Artifacts and Findings

Features like cache pits and roasting pits, along with various artifacts, were unearthed at the M-231 site. Archaeologists identified items such as a knife, projectile points, and spear points. The collection of artifacts raises questions about their use across different time periods.

• Discoveries
• M-231 Site
• Artifacts
• Archaeology

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1. What Artifacts Were Found at the Site? 1 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

2. Features like cache pits and roasting pits were found at the M-231 site. Many artifacts were also discovered at the site. 2 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

3. 3 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

4. Artifact 1 What do you think it is? 4 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

5. Archaeologists think this is a knife. Knife 5 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

6. Was this all there was to a knife? Knife 6 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

7. Knife https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/paleoplanet69529/imageproxy.php?url=http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo242/ken_walker/ArchaicHaftedKnife.jpg 7 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

8. PROJECTILE POINTS Knife Spear Point or Knife Spear Point Arrow Point Knife 8 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

9. Do you think all of these were used during the same time period? Why or why not? 9 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

10. Place them in order from oldest to newest. E C D A B 10 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

11. A 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 11 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

12. A D 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 3500 years ago to 2850 years ago 12 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

13. A D C 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 3500 years ago to 2850 years ago 3000 years ago to 2000 years ago 13 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

14. A D C E 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 1800 years ago to 1200 years ago 3500 years ago to 2850 years ago 3000 years ago to 2000 years ago 14 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

15. A D C E B 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 1800 years ago to 1200 years ago 1200 years ago to 350 years ago 3500 years ago to 2850 years ago 3000 years ago to 2000 years ago 15 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

16. What might this tell us about the site? 8000 years ago 350 years ago A D C E B 8000 years ago to 5000 years ago 1800 years ago to 1200 years ago 1200 years ago to 350 years ago 3500 years ago to 2850 years ago 3000 years ago to 2000 years ago 16 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

17. It was used by people for thousands of years. 17 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

18. 8000 years ago 350 years ago Why was this place used by so many different groups of people over such a long period of time? 18 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

19. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Karl_Bod mer_Travels_in_America_%2872%29.jpg The landscape provided a good place to gather, hunt, process, cook and store food. terrace terrace floodplain river 19 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

20. It also provided many different resources the groups needed. What were some of them? 20 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

21. Sturgeon berries Wild Rice deer and other animals nuts freshwater mussels 21 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

22. What was found besides projectile points? Knife Spear Point or Knife Spear Point Arrow Point Knife 22 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

23. Artifact 2 What do you think it is? 23 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

24. Archaeologists think this is a nutting stone. It was used to crack nuts. 24 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

25. Artifact 3 What do you think it is? 25 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

26. Archaeologists think this was a net sinker. It was used to weigh down a fishing net. 26 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

27. What artifacts can you see in this photograph? 27 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

28. These are the artifacts that were found in the feature shown in the last photograph. They are pieces of pottery. 28 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

29. 1. What do you think these pieces were part of? 29 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

30. These pieces were part of a large pot. It was probably used to store or cook food. 30 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

31. Sometimes archaeologists try to put the pieces of a pot like this back together. 31 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

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41. The pieces of pottery from the M-231 site were part of a container like this. 41 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

42. Look at the different types of decoration. How do you think these decorations were made? 42 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

43. Tools used to decorate pottery 43 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

44. 2. The decorations on this pot were not made with a tool. How do you think they were made? 44 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

45. The person who made this pot hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years ago used their fingernail to make these decorations! 45 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

46. Can you see now how archaeology is like putting a puzzle together? 46 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

47. But there is a problem! A lot of the pieces are missing! 47 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

48. Archaeologists never have the complete picture! 48 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

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50. 3. Why do you think the M-231 site is important? 50 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

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