Life in Virginia 13,000 Years Ago

What was lifelike in Virginia 13,000 years ago? Long before Virginia had a name, Paleoindian families traveled its ancient rivers, valleys, and forests. They hunted, gathered food, shaped stone tools, cared for their families, and passed knowledge from one generation to the next. Journey into Virginia’s distant past and discover the people who lived upon this changing landscape thousands of years before Jamestown. Read the full blog article at Kikotan Nation.

Before Virginia Had a Name: Life in the Paleoindian WorldVirginia During the Paleoindian Period, c. 13,000–8000 B.C.

Stand beside a Virginia river today and look across the water. Now remove the bridges. Remove the roads. Remove the houses. Remove the names printed on the map. Imagine a person standing there thousands of years ago. Perhaps that person carries a stone point. Perhaps a child walks nearby. Perhaps they are watching the river, deciding whether to remain another day or continue their journey. We will probably never know their names. But we know they were here.

DrGuadalupe Vanderhorst Rodriguez

Aug 236 min read

Before Virginia Had a Name: An Introduction to More Than 13,000 Years of Native History

Imagine standing along a Virginia river thousands of years ago. There are no roads behind you.No church bells ring in the distance. No plantation houses stand along the shoreline. There are no county lines, courthouses, fences, or European place-names. Instead, you hear water moving against the riverbank. Birds call from the trees. Smoke rises gently from a fire.

DrGuadalupe Vanderhorst Rodriguez

Aug 236 min read