Rise of the Adena Culture

Name: Rise of the Adena Culture
Start: -800
End: 100

Type Event Region North America Time c. -800–100

From around 800 BCE the Adena Culture appeared in the Ohio River Valley and surrounding areas, known for mound-building rituals, fine pipes and coppe…

Timeline

c. -800–-500Near Chillicothe, Ohio · OhioAdena people built conical and elongated ceremonial mounds in the Ohio River Valley for burying elite members and holding religious ceremonies, forming a distinctive mound-building cultural tradition.
c. -500–100Eastern North America · Eastern United StatesThe Adena Culture obtained copper from the Great Lakes region through trade networks, crafting fine pipes and ornaments, with cultural influence extending across a broad area of the eastern United States.

Sources

Adena culture https://www.britannica.com/topic/Adena-culture
Hopewell and Woodland — Carr, C.; Case, D. T. (2005)