Late Woodland cultures

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Late Woodland cultures were prehistoric Native American societies that emerged across eastern North America after the Hopewell tradition, marked by increased regionalization, village-based life, and the widespread adoption of bow-and-arrow technology and agriculture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American culture
archaeological culture
prehistoric culture
archaeologicalEvidence midden deposits
small earthworks in some areas
village sites
burialPractice individual burials
use of small burial mounds in some regions
developsFrom Middle Woodland cultures
economy mixed foraging and farming
endTime before widespread Mississippian emergence
feature increased use of storage pits
local stylistic variation in pottery
more permanent house structures
follows Hopewell tradition
hasCharacteristic increased regionalization
increased reliance on agriculture
intensive use of local resources
reduced long-distance exchange compared to Hopewell
use of pottery
village-based settlement patterns
widespread adoption of bow-and-arrow technology
includes Algonquian-speaking groups (late precontact phase)
Iroquoian-speaking groups (late precontact phase)
locatedIn eastern North America
materialCulture bone tools
cordmarked pottery
shell-tempered pottery in some areas
stone tools
practices bean cultivation
fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
maize agriculture
squash cultivation
precedes Mississippian cultures
region Great Lakes region
Mid-Atlantic
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states

Northeastern United States
Ohio Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region

Southeastern United States
parts of eastern Canada
socialOrganization small villages
tribal-level societies
startTime circa 500 CE
timePeriod Late Woodland period
usesTool bow and arrow
stone projectile points

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Hopewell tradition influenced Late Woodland cultures
Spiro Mounds period Late Woodland period
linked to: Late Woodland cultures
Middle Woodland period followedBy Late Woodland period
linked to: Late Woodland cultures
Effigy Mounds National Monument culturalAffiliation Late Woodland culture
linked to: Late Woodland cultures
Monacan historicalPeriodOfProminence Late Woodland period
linked to: Late Woodland cultures