Definition of Paleo-Indian

1. Noun. A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch.

Exact synonyms: Paleo-american, Paleo-amerind
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleo-Indian

Palauan
Palauans
Palawan
Palawan bearcat
Palawan bearcats
Pale Clouded Yellow
Pale of Settlement
Paleacrita
Paleacrita vernata
Palearctic
Palembang
Paleo-American
Paleo-American culture
Paleo-Amerind
Paleo-Amerind culture
Paleo-Indian (current term)
Paleo-Indian culture
Paleo Faliro
Paleo Faliron
Paleoarchean
Paleocene
Paleocene epoch
Paleogene
Paleogenic
Paleolithic
Paleolithic Age
Paleoproterozoic
Paleozoic
Paleozoic era
Palermo

Literary usage of Paleo-Indian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southern Appalachians: A History of the Landscape by Susan Yarnell (1999)
"Prehistory Paleo-Indian Period Around 12000 years ago, humans arrived in the ... Fluted stone projectile points dating to the Paleo-Indian period (10000 to ..."

2. Adventure Guide to Belize by Carol O'Donnell (2003)
"By 8000 BC, the Paleo-Indian period of Mesoamerica was coming to an end. ... Arawak & Carib Indians There are no remains of Paleo-Indian settlements in ..."

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