Woodland Indians

The Woodland peoples lived from 1000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E. and developed more adanced villages. They built their villages into large circles of 20 houses. The Woodland people joined together to for tribes.

Woodland people had more advanced technology than the Paleo and Archaic people. Their technology included decoreated ceramic cooking pots and pottery. Their pottery was made of sand and grit, which made it last longer. Woodland people traded with Native Americans over a loarge area. They traded for shells, rare stones, minerals and copper.

The Woodland people developed farming techniques, and they began growing corn, squash, and greens. They still fished and gathered nuts and berries like the Archaic people. The Woodland people, also, hunted small game.

The Woodland people developed the bow and arrow. The bow and arrow made hunting easier than using an atlatl. The bow and arrow allowed the Woodland people to defend themselves from enemy and animal attacks.

The Woodland people had religious ceremonies. The built small earth mounds for ceremonies and burials.

Archaeologists found pipes, tools, and jewelry made from copper and stone at the burial sites. Because they buried objects with the dead, scientists believe the Woodland people believed in an afterlife.