Our particular interest is Paleoindian times—and the long, varied histories of Native North America that followed.
Archaeologists use this term for early Native North American lifeways around the end of the last Ice Age. Stone points help researchers study technologies and how people moved through changing landscapes.
Explore with the National Park ServiceComparing shape, material, and workmanship opens questions about how objects were made and used. A collection is a starting point for learning; the records and context of each object help tell its story.
These are histories of Native peoples. “Paleoindian” and “Archaic” are archaeological period labels, not the names of a single people or tribe.