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Anthropologist Data Sheet

 http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/hvn/books/nbstory/nbstory1.html
 
 
Describe the earliest People. 

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Describe their homes. 

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Why did they live on top of hills? 
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What kinds of tools did they make? 

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What kinds of animals did they hunt? 

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How do we know about these early people? 
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Write any other facts about early people you found?. 

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What made the ancient people's life so hard? 

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From what did the ancient people make their tools? 

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Where did the ancient Nebraskans bury their dead?
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Go to this site:   http://www.visitnebraska.org/reports/kids-newspaper.html

About how many thousands of years ago did prehistoric Native Americans live?
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Go to both of these sites:  Paleo-Indians     http://www.usd.edu/anth/epa/paleo.html

Between what years did Paleo-Indians live in Nebraska?

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How did scientists know what ancient Indians (Paleo-Indians) ate and hunted?

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The early mound homes became what as time went on?

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What foods did they eat?

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List the weapons and tools they used.

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Record other interesting information you found.

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