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First peoples: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.1; Beringia was a wide land bridge between Alaska and Siberia that was periodically exposed during the last Great Ice Age. According to a widely-held theory, the first people to live in North America were Asians who followed animal herds across Beringia. The Paleoindians living in North Carolina by 9000 BCE were descendents of these first North Americans. Nobody knows how long it took before the first Paleoindians reached North Carolina, but the few artifacts they left create an image of their past.; Format: article

The forest people: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3; Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

The pathfinders: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.2; An essay covering the pathfinders of the Paleoindian Period. Learn about the trek across Beringia and the lifeways of these early American Indians.

Quick study: Archaic Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Archaic Period and its key characteristics.

Quick study: Paleoindian Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Paleoindian Period and its key characteristics.

Shadows of a people: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.3; Archaeologists divide North Carolina's prehistory -- the time before contact with Europeans -- into four periods: Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian.; Format: article

Shadows of North Carolina's past: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.2; Students will infer past Native American lifeways based on observation, construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history, and compare these lifeways and discuss how they are different and alike.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

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