Discoveries at M-231 Site: Artifacts and Findings

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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.


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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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  40. 40 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

  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

  49. 49 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

  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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