The concepts and information in this exhibit were primarily developed with middle school audiences in mind. Of course, you can adapt any of these activities for upper elementary or high school students.

Archeologists have made a number of fascinating discoveries about the way Paleoindians lived and even how they arrived in what we now call Texas. For almost a century, the leading archeological theory held that people first traveled to North America across the Bering Land Bridge. Within the last decade, new evidence has caused a major shift in how we understand migration to North America. Now, we know that the crossings over the Bering Land Bridge are just one part of a much more complicated story. Many textbooks still rely on a simple explanation, but archeologists have shown us that there is much more to be learned.

This online exhibit presents cutting edge science and ancient wisdom to explore what life was like for the first people to call Texas home. The videos and activities in this online exhibit include stories and authentic artifacts from Paleoindian sites right here in Texas.