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 |
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| Woodland period canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109765 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woodland period Context triple: [Hopewell tradition, cultureArea, Woodland period]
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A.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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B.
Iron Age
The Iron Age was a major prehistoric and early historic era marked by the widespread use of iron tools and weapons, urban growth, and complex societies across regions including the ancient Near East where the Hebrews lived.
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C.
Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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D.
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
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E.
Paleo-Indian period
The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woodland period Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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B.
Iron Age
The Iron Age was a major prehistoric and early historic era marked by the widespread use of iron tools and weapons, urban growth, and complex societies across regions including the ancient Near East where the Hebrews lived.
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C.
Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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D.
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
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E.
Paleo-Indian period
The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture period
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prehistoric period in North America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Woodland stage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Agricultural Complex
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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
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interment in mounds ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ceramic technology
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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
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Fort Ancient culture ⓘ Hopewell tradition ⓘ Marksville culture ⓘ Point Peninsula complex ⓘ Swift Creek culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Early Woodland period
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Late Woodland period ⓘ Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Eastern North America
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Midwestern United States ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
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| precedes | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
chert
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copper artifacts ⓘ marine shell ⓘ mica ⓘ obsidian ⓘ |
| typicalHouseType | wigwam-like or pole-and-thatch structures ⓘ |
| typicalSettlementType | small to medium-sized villages ⓘ |
| uses |
bone tools
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pottery for cooking and storage ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodland period Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.