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The Adena were not actually a tribe, but what archaeologists call a "tradition." This means that there were certain cultural traits that were prevalent in a geographic region at a certain time. The Adena tradition lasted from roughly 1000 B.C. to A.D.1-200 (depending on area) in the Ohio Valley and beyond. In some areas, such as the Hocking River Valley of Southeast Ohio, the Adena tradition persisted through the time of the Hopewell tradition to extend to the later dates.
The mounds that were created by the Adena were ceremonial burial mounds. From what can be gathered from archaeological evidence, some bodies (but not all) were placed in wooden huts along with ceremonial artifacts like beads, copper and flints, and the huts were then burned. Not all burials used the huts, though. Several bodies -- cremated, flexed (foetal or other cramped position) and extended (laying flat) -- are often found in the same stratigraphic layer of the mound. Often, the bodies were sprinkled with red ochre, graphite or manganese dioxide and then covered in dirt. This is the first layer of the mound. The process was repeated over many years and the mound grew in size.
We can see many of these and be impressed by their size, but we must remember that erosion and human activity have decreased both the number and size of mounds.
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What natural resources did the Hupa Indian tribe use?
they dug out canoes. They picked berries and fished fish such as salmon and they used redwood trees
What weapons did the Adena Indians use?
Adena men were primarily hunters and fishermen. They used spears or javelins with stone points attached, sometimes using the atlatl (spear-thrower) for increased range and accuracy. Knife blades were also of flint that could be used for both cutting and scraping; all stone points were made by percussion and pressure chipping. Stone heads were also used for clubs, attached with wet rawhide to a wooden handle. There is little surviving evidence for the use of bows among the Adena but it is likely that bows and arrows were used.
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they dug out canoes. They picked berries and fished fish such as salmon and they used redwood trees
What did the Adena's use to make their clothes?
They used animal hides and cloth woven from bark and plant material.
