Paleo-Indian Definition

pālē-ō-ĭndē-ən
adjective
Of or relating to prehistoric human culture in the Western Hemisphere from the earliest habitation to around 5,000 bc . Paleo-Indian cultures are distinguished especially by the various projectile points they produced.
American Heritage
Designating or of the Paleo-Indians or their culture.
Webster's New World
noun
A member of the prehistoric people that migrated to America from Asia during the late Pleistocene: they are the ancestors of the American Indians.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Paleo-American
  • Paleo-Amerind

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