Prehistoric Groups

Very little evidence of religion; two bodies found buried with red powder; may suggest belief in afterlife

Semi-permanent shelters, traveled in small groups called bands or clans

1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.

Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, fish, nuts and berries, some crops (squash and sunflowers)

Small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, reptiles, fish, berries, nuts and fruit

Crops (maize, beans, pumpkins, squash) grew most of what was eaten

Before 10,000 years ago

Elaborate religious ceremonies; built cone-shaped burial mounds for dead; wore jewelry

Small villages bult from wood and clay mixture called wattle and daub; larger groups called tribes

Larger villages with more advanced permanent shelters; ceremonial buildings

No fixed shelter; nomadic; pit houses

Spears, grooved axes, pipes and pottery

Spears and Atlatl

Grew tobacco to use in ceremonies; built centers of relgious ceremonies; continued practice of burying their dead

8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.

Large animals such as bison, mammoth, ground sloth and mastodon

700 A.D. to 1600 A.D.

Little evidence of religion; some body ornaments have been found in some burial pits

Bow and arrow, pottery

Similar to Woodland; stone hoes, copper headdresses