Woodland period
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The Woodland period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by the development of pottery, mound-building, horticulture, and increasingly complex social and trade networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodland period canonical | 8 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture period
ⓘ
prehistoric period in North America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Woodland stage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Agricultural Complex
ⓘ
burial ceremonialism ⓘ cultivation of native seed crops ⓘ exchange of exotic materials ⓘ maize horticulture in Late Woodland ⓘ status differentiation in burials ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
cremation in some regions
ⓘ
interment in mounds ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ceramic technology
ⓘ
construction of burial mounds ⓘ construction of geometric earthworks ⓘ development of pottery ⓘ horticulture ⓘ increased sedentism ⓘ increasing social complexity ⓘ intensive use of plant foods ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ mound building ⓘ use of the bow and arrow in Late Woodland ⓘ village-based communities ⓘ |
| developsFrom | Late Archaic cultures of Eastern North America ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1000 CE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | North American archaeology ⓘ |
| follows | Archaic period ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| hasNotableCulture |
Adena culture
ⓘ
Fort Ancient culture ⓘ Hopewell tradition ⓘ Marksville culture ⓘ Point Peninsula complex ⓘ Swift Creek culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Early Woodland period
ⓘ
Late Woodland period ⓘ Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Eastern North America
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| precedes | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
chert
ⓘ
copper artifacts ⓘ marine shell ⓘ mica ⓘ obsidian ⓘ |
| typicalHouseType | wigwam-like or pole-and-thatch structures ⓘ |
| typicalSettlementType | small to medium-sized villages ⓘ |
| uses |
bone tools
ⓘ
pottery for cooking and storage ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.