Archaeologist John Speth and his colleagues are questioning long-held assumptions about these ancient people.
By Jennifer Pinkowski Contrary to the notion that Paleo-Indians subsisted primarily on big game, John Speth and some other archaeologists posit that these ancient people focused on hunting small animals and gathering seeds, nuts, roots, and fruit, as shown here. These archaeologists believe that the Paleo-Indians hunted big game, but it was more for socio-political purposes than subsistence.
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