Woodland
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: North America
- Date: 1000 -700
Copper tools, pearl beads, carved stone tablets, and mica ornaments excavated from burial sites tell the story of ancient moundbuilding peoples, known as the Adena, who lived in eastern North America as early as 1000 b.c.e. The Adena were named for an estate near Chilicothe in southern Ohio, heartland of their culture and site of a large burial mound excavated in 1902. Adena culture ranged through the woodlands of present Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. These mound builders maintained their way of life for about 1,200 years, coexisting with the Hopewell from...
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