Paleo-Indians

Paleo-Indians were the first known inhabitants of North and South America, dating back around 15,000 to 10,000 years ago. They were hunter-gatherers who relied on hunting large game like mammoths and bison, using tools made from stone and bones. Their migration into the Americas likely occurred via land bridges connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age. Paleo-Indians are significant for laying the groundwork of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, adapting to various environments and establishing early cultural patterns that would later evolve into diverse Native American societies.