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Paleo-American culture

DEFINITIONS OF: Paleo-American culture

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n the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America

Synonyms:
Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture
Types:
Clovis culture
the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony
Folsom culture
the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf
Type of:
civilisation, civilization, culture
a particular society at a particular time and place
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