Paleo-indian (Noun)
Meaning
A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Paleo-Indian migration to the Americas is believed to have occurred across the Bering Land Bridge from Asia.
- Archaeologists have discovered Paleo-Indian artifacts in the Great Plains region of North America dating back over 12,000 years.
- The Paleo-Indian diet consisted mainly of large game animals such as mammoths and bison.
- The Clovis culture is one of the most well-known Paleo-Indian cultures in North America.
- Paleo-Indian peoples are thought to have been highly mobile and followed the herds of animals they hunted for food.