An increase in the construction of earthen burial mounds, new styles of pottery, and participation in long distance exchange networks are changes in the Kentucky archaeological record which archaeologists use to define the Middle Woodland period. This change in material culture and participation in regional ideas concerning ritual practices and community interaction dates from 200 BCE to 500 CE. In this video, I flintknap one of the projectile point styles people made and used during this period and discuss Kentucky Middle Woodland archaeology.
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"River Fire" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Truth in the Stones" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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