Artist's illustration of Paleoindian hunter with spear.

Paleoindian technology was based on stone, bone, wood, and other natural materials. Many tools were fashioned shaping stone using techniques like percussion--removing unwanted stone by striking it with a hammer stone or hard bone baton--and pressure--applying pressure with a bone tool to carefully shape the edge of a knife. Most, if not all, Paleoindian technology was portable--personal possessions were often moved from camp to camp depending on the season and the availability of essential resources. And, most, if not all, Paleoindian technology was flexible--with a limited number of tools, each tool was designed to be used for different tasks. A study of technology includes not only making a tool, but also constructions that required tools to build such as shelter.