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This article seems focused onto the southeast only. But in the middle and particularly in the late woodland phase the woodland cultures extended beyond that. In the southern half of todays Wisconsin and neighboring regions the Effigy mounds culture emerged. Their remains are preserved best in Effigy Mounds National Monument. Is there someone, who could expand this article towards the northwest? --h-stt !? 18:13, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; I’m thinking maybe a “Late Woodland in the American Midwest (OR Great Lakes Region OR Upper Mississippi Region). I think it’s fair to say that the Late Woodland Period had enough regional variation to justify a few separate articles.B1deroo (talk) 21:43, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have just added a citation for material in the Early Woodland period section that had been copied word-for-word from http://www.nps.gov/seac/woodland.htm (the material has been on that site since 1997). Fortunately, the material is in the public domain, so this constitutes plagiarism, but is not a copyright violation. That material should be re-written to eliminate the direct copying of the source. -- Donald Albury 12:45, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This edit established the usage of the page as (B)CE. Kindly maintain it consistently. — LlywelynII 13:25, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I came upon this article looking up some info and found it to be a bit out of date. I made some modifications and will continue to do so. I apologize for the incomplete installations; I am in the process of planning a class so I can't dedicate a huge amount of time to it at the moment. However, I will return and finish my updates over the next few days. One of the things I am re-writing for is the tone regarding advancement of technology. Most Americanist archaeologists do not currently accept the idea that earlier technologies (ground-stone tools, for example) were primitive while later technologies were more advanced. It is also not true, for instance, that pottery became finer over time; in parts, pottery actually became coarser, thicker, and lower-fired. This cannot be explained in terms of technological advancement and rather represents a move from elaborate and signalling to expedient and more connected with food economies.CoraWoolsey (talk) 15:40, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, periods are a creation of the persons studying the topic. I've seen widely varying years in different sources. Perhaps the wording (and infobox) should more strongly acknowledge this variability. North8000 (talk) 14:19, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The use of the photo of The Great Serpent Effigy Mound is misleading, as The Great Serpent Effigy mound is now thought to have been built by the Fort Ancient Culture, which came about after the Woodland Period. I would recommend changing the photo to a different important earthwork of the Adena or Hopewell cultures; for example, the Grave Creek or Criel Mounds would work well. Luke McAdams 04:48, 26 September 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:282:237F:DEB0:CD58:4E97:94C7:3E5D (talk)