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Worksheet

 

Print this page and write your answers in spaces provided. These questions will take you on a tour of four real archaeological sites!

 

Step One: Visit the Archaeology Overview page of the MAC Quest Program Home Page and answer the following questions:

 

1) What is an archaeologist?

 

 

 

2) What three lifestyle changes occurred over time?

 

 

 

3) ______________ is another word for finding better ways of doing things.

 

 

4) Should you dig to look for ancient artifacts? Explain your answer.

 

 

Step Two: Visit the Martens Paleoindian Site page of the MAC Quest Program Home Page, and answer the following questions:

 

5) Why do you think the inhabitants of the Martens Site chose to camp at this site?

 

 

 

6) What is opportunistic hunting?

 

 

 

 

Step Three: Visit the Hayden Late Archaic Site page of the MAC Quest Program Home Page, and answer the following questions:

 

 

7) The inhabitants of the Hayden Site lived in the village year round. How was that different from the way people lived before this time?

 

 

 

 

8) What innovation did the inhabitants of the Hayden Site adopt that enabled them to live in the same place year round?

 

 

 

Step Four: Visit the River Bend School Late Woodland Site page of the MAC Quest Program Page, and answer the following questions:

 

9) What are two types of artifacts uncovered at the River Bend School Site that are examples of innovations adopted by the inhabitants of this village?

 

10) What did the villagers of this site eat?

 

 

Step Five: Visit the River Bend Estates and River Bend East Mississippian Sites page of the MAC Quest Program Home Page, and answer the following questions:

 

11) What innovation did the people of this period adopt that led to the growth of large villages and cities, including the great city of Cahokia?

 

 

 

12) What evidence was uncovered at this site that shows this village may have been connected to the government at Cahokia?

 

Step Six: Answer these two final questions?

 

13) Name an innovation that we've adopted in the past 100 years that has had a significant impact on our lifestyle.

 

 

 

 

14) If you could travel back in time, which of the ancient sites would you like to visit? Why?