Ontario Archaeology Guide

Middle Woodland 200 B.C.E- 600 C.E. Hunter gatherers lived in small and medium sized seasonal camps, many bands converged to form large camps in the spring and summer months. Trade networks became increasingly intensive, reaching across eastern North America to deal in silver, obsidian, shark teeth and marine shell. Burial ceremonialism increased, Point Peninsula culture continued to create burial mounds. Ceramic technology became more complex, with repeat patterns created by pushing tools into the wet clay. Typical sites range from small lithic scatters to small or medium sized sites that indicate seasonal occupation, with pit features and post holes, as well as camps made to take advantage of specific resources such as fish, chert or nuts. Point Peninsula and Saugeen ceramics - made with coil construction are quite heavy with conical bases and dentate or pseudo-scallop shell patterns, made with stamps or rocked stamps Stone platform pipe Copper panpipes were usually grave goods, especially in Saugeen cemeteries which show influences from the Hopewell culture in Ohio Vanport, Saugeen, Snyders and Jack’s Reef Corner Notched points