1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.
Very little evidence of religion; two bodies found buried with red powder; may suggest belief in afterlife
Crops (maize, beans, pumpkins, squash) grew most of what was eaten
Large animals such as bison, mammoth, ground sloth and mastodon
Bow and arrow, pottery
Grew tobacco to use in ceremonies; built centers of relgious ceremonies; continued practice of burying their dead
Small villages bult from wood and clay mixture called wattle and daub; larger groups called tribes
Similar to Woodland; stone hoes, copper headdresses
Before 10,000 years ago
No fixed shelter; nomadic; pit houses
Larger villages with more advanced permanent shelters; ceremonial buildings
Elaborate religious ceremonies; built cone-shaped burial mounds for dead; wore jewelry
Spears and Atlatl
Spears, grooved axes, pipes and pottery
Semi-permanent shelters, traveled in small groups called bands or clans
Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, reptiles, fish, berries, nuts and fruit
8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.
Little evidence of religion; some body ornaments have been found in some burial pits
700 A.D. to 1600 A.D.
Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, fish, nuts and berries, some crops (squash and sunflowers)