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200 BCE–500 CE

Period · North America — Eastern Woodlands

Middle Woodland

200 BCE–500 CE

The Middle Woodland is dominated by the Hopewell interaction sphere, with geometric earthworks, platform pipes and exotic materials moving across the East. Pottery becomes thinner and decorated with rocker stamping and zoned designs, and Snyders and Lowe points are typical. Most Woodland sites without Hopewell traits also fall here.

Dates200 BCE–500 CE
RegionNorth America — Eastern Woodlands
PeriodO definition200 BCE–300 CE — Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA) (2012)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Strata. "Middle Woodland" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/middle-woodland. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-middle-woodland,
  title        = {Middle Woodland},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/middle-woodland}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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