Meanwhile 700 miles away….

While the Pilgrims were struggling to survive in their new home, what was happening in the land that became Ohio?    “900 AD to 1650 AD

During the Late Prehistoric Period, several distinctive cultures arose in different parts of Ohio. Late Prehistoric people lived in large villages surrounded by a stockade wall. Sometimes they built their villages on a plateau overlooking a river. Late Prehistoric people grew different plants in their gardens. Maize (or corn) and beans became the most important foods. Squash was another important plant, but ancient Ohioans had been growing squash since the Late Archaic period.

 

 Arrowheads – These small, triangular points are arrowheads. The bow and arrow came into Ohio during the time of the Late Prehistoric tradition.”All this information and much, much more is available at  www.ohiohistorycentral.org/