Readings: Bense, chapter 5
“7,290-year-old
bottle gourd from the Windover site,
Questions for Early Archaic Period
-What effect would the invention of the atlatl have on Early Archaic cultures?
-Why do we have so few Early Archaic sites?
-What was the economic structure of Early Archaic cultures, and how do we know?
-What do you think the limiting resource was for Early Archaic cultures?