The Adena culture was a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished in the Ohio River valley from 1000 BC to 200 BC. They were known for their large earthen mounds, which were used for burial and ceremonial purposes. They also developed a complex trading network, and were skilled in pot
The Adena culture was a pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BC to 100 AD, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharing a burial complex and ceremonial system. The Adena culture was centered on the location of the modern state of Ohio, but also extended into contiguous areas of Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and parts of extreme western Pennsylvania.