Point Peninsula complex

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archaeological culture precontact Indigenous culture

The Point Peninsula complex was a Middle Woodland archaeological culture in the northeastern Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region, noted for its distinctive ceramics, burial practices, and participation in long-distance exchange networks.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture ⓘ precontact Indigenous culture ⓘ
associatedWith	St. Lawrence Iroquoian prehistory (as antecedent) ⓘ
endTime	circa 500 CE ⓘ
followedBy	Late Woodland cultures of the region ⓘ Owasco culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBurialGoodType	ceramic vessels as grave goods ⓘ copper ornaments as grave goods ⓘ
hasChronologicalPhase	early Point Peninsula phase ⓘ late Point Peninsula phase ⓘ
hasCulturalPeriod	Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature	collared rims on pottery ⓘ conoidal pottery vessels ⓘ cord-wrapped stick decoration on pottery ⓘ cremation burials ⓘ dentate-stamped pottery decoration ⓘ distinctive ceramics ⓘ elaborate burial practices ⓘ participation in long-distance exchange networks ⓘ secondary interments ⓘ use of burial mounds in some areas ⓘ zoned decoration on ceramics ⓘ
hasEconomyType	fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ incipient horticulture ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture	bone tools ⓘ ground stone tools ⓘ ornaments ⓘ projectile points ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
hasTemporalExtent	Middle Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTypeSite	Point Peninsula, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ St. Lawrence River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Great Lakes region ⓘ northeastern North America ⓘ
participatedIn	Hopewell Interaction Sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Early Woodland cultures of the region ⓘ
startTime	circa 200 BCE ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	North American archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ
tradedFor	copper artifacts ⓘ exotic lithic materials ⓘ marine shell ⓘ mica ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Woodland period → hasCulture → Point Peninsula complex ⓘ

Woodland period → hasNotableCulture → Point Peninsula complex ⓘ