2. Archaeology is the recovery of material evidence
remaining from the past.
 Archaeological discoveries of early Indian
settlements have been made in Southeastern
Virginia.
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3. 
Why is archaeology
important?

Archaeologists study
human behavior and
culture through the
recovery and analysis
of artifacts.
Scientists are not in
agreement as to when
and how people
entered the Western
Hemisphere.


4. 
Where is one of the oldest
archaeological sites in the
United States located?

Cactus Hill is located on the
Nottoway River in
southeastern Virginia.
Evidence that humans lived
at Cactus Hill as early as
15,000 years ago makes it
one of the oldest sites in
North America.

An archaeologist excavating at Cactus Hill.

5. Artifacts such as these found at Cactus
Hill provide archaeologists with evidence
about the people who used to live there.
These stone tools date back about 15,000
years.

6. Artifacts such as these found at Cactus
Hill provide archaeologists with evidence
about the people who used to live there.
These stone tools date back about 15,000
years.