| Term | Definition |
|---|
| artifact | A material culture item left behind by ancient cultures, i.e., an atlatl or rabbit stick |
| atlatl | A spear thrower used to make a spear go farther. |
| chert | another word for flint, the kind of rock used for making stone tools, such as arrowheads. |
| dart point | The tip of a spear used to bring down big game like mammoth and bison; the point is larger and heavier than an arrowhead. |
| firestick | Two sticks were used to make fire: a bottom stick with a wider plank and holes and a thinner stick that was rubbed into the holes. Rubbing the two sticks together created heat and friction, resulting in a fire. |
| hearth | Where people made fire; usually a circle of rocks. |
| mano | A rounded rock which was held in the hands to grind food. |
| metate | A rock slab that was used underneath the mano for grinding food. |
| midden | A trash pile containing items such as bones, flakes of chert, etc. Archaeologists gather a great deal of information from these. |
| mussel | A shellfish (like an oyster or clam) that was collected by ancient Texans for food. |
| rabbit stick | A tool that was used for hunting rabbits. |
| yucca | A tall plant with sharp pointed leaves at the bottom and a tall stalk with blooms at the top. Native Texans ate the roots, used the stalk as a firestick, and dried the leaves and used them for weaving. |
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