Archaeologists believe that about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago the first paleo, people began to arrive in the Great Lakes basin from Asia. The word Paleo derives from the Greek word “palaios,” which means ancient. It is hypothesized that these “Paleo” Native Americans were hunting big game that traveled in herds, like caribou, bison, and mammoths. When they crossed the Bering Land Bridge, they dispersed throughout the North American continent.
It is theorized that the Paleo-Indians like their processors, they were hunters- gatherers. It is believed that these Paleo-Indians not only hunted large game but trapped smaller game. As for other portions of their diet, it is believed that they consumed seeds,