Pine River Site

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pine-river-site

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Charlevoix, Michigan
2. What is the designation?20CX19
3. Why did ancient people choose the Pine River Site?The river gave them fresh water, fish, and plants, and the land had good soil from glaciers, so they could find food and make tools.
4. How do scientists learn about people who lived there?They dig up tools made of chert, animal bones, and plant remains, and they look at the layers of earth that show different time periods.

Lithic Reduction: The process of shaping stone tools by chipping away flakes.
Subsistence Strategies: The methods people use to obtain food and other necessities for survival.
Paleoenvironmental Conditions: The study of past climates, landscapes, and ecosystems.