Prehistoric People

Prehistoric people Ohio history early human history archaeology ancient cultures Indigenous history Cridersville Auglaize County Northwest Ohio local history Cridersville Historical Society. Ohio has an incredibly rich history. For more than 14,000 years humans have lived in the region between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, now known as Ohio. Early Native American groups traveled across the landscape and hunted, gathered, and farmed in the area. Historic Native American tribes including the Shawnee, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa and Seneca called the region home prior to and after pioneers began to enter the region in the late 1600’s. The remains of even earlier inhabitants are present in Ohio’s landscape, visible to us through the preserved and reconstructed earthen mounds at various sites in Ohio. The archeo- logical remains of where these early people lived are scattered throughout the state. We learn more about Ohio’s prehistoric past through the work of archeologists. An archeologist’s goal is to learn about how people lived in the past by examining the items that past people left behind. These items, known as artifacts, can be broken pottery, stone tools such as arrowheads, food remains such as seeds and nuts, and decorative items like jewelry and trinkets. Artifacts also give archeologists clues to how the cultures and peoples changed over time. Source: National Park Service Prehistoric spear points like this have been discovered in the Cridersville area. This Prehistoric Map of Ohio was made in 1931 by H.R Goodwin at the Ohio Historical Society. It shows the landmarks of the pre- historic people who lived in Ohio. It shows the Big Water (Lake Erie) at the top and the Ohio River at the bottom. It also shows the various Mounds built by prehistoric people across southern Ohio. Flint Ridge, near the center of the map, is where the flint for the points of spears and arrows was mined. Our region is shown on the map as the Big Swamp and Good Hunting. This drawing shows a prehistoric family scraping the hides of animals and stretching them to dry. The hides were used for making clothes and covering their wigwams. A publication of the CRIDERSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 111...