Adena Mound Builders Live in North America
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky
- Date: c. 1000 -c. 100
Article abstract: The Adena were a prehistoric farming society in North America who left evidence of their lives in the mounds they constructed.
Summary of Event
The Eastern Woodland period, which began around 1000 b.c.e., was characterized by several developments, the most notable of which was the introduction of an early form of agriculture. The Adena were an Early Woodland people who lived around the Ohio River Valley from about 1000 b.c.e. to 100 c.e. Evidence of Adena settlements has been found in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky,...
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