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Woodland Period in North America

Type Event Region North America Time c. -1000–1000

From around 1000 BCE, eastern North America broadly entered the Woodland Period, marked by the spread of pottery, semi-sedentary villages, ceremonial…

Timeline

c. -1000–-500Ohio River Valley · Ohio River ValleyPottery came into wide use, semi-sedentary villages increased, and ceremonial burials with ochre grave goods appeared, marking the establishment of Early Woodland cultural traits in eastern North America.

Sources

Woodland cultures https://www.britannica.com/topic/Woodland-culture
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 15: Northeast — Trigger, B. G. (ed.) (1978)