1. How do human actions affect the character of a place over time?


2. Which artifacts indicate that people In jenne-jeno lived near a river?


3. What conclusions can you draw from the presence of glass beads at the jenne-jeno site around A.D. 1000?

4. In what way do you think trade might have led to continuing change in Jenne-Jeno?


5. The McIntoshes found evidence of a city wall built about A.D. 1000. How would the evidence of a city wall indicate that Jenne-Jeno was changing?

6. Archaeologists piece together a story about a place from the artifacts they find. How do you think the Terra-cotta statuettes fit into the cultural life of the people of Jenne-Jeno?