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Bone artifacts are common finds at Late Woodland sites, if preservation conditions allow them to survive in the soil. These bone tools were found at a site in Greensville County in the southern Piedmont. The awls (left) were used to pierce holes in…

These bone artifacts were found at a Late Woodland site in Greensville County in the southern Piedmont. They include a beamer (far bottom) used for hideworking, awls (left) with sharp tips used for piercing, incising, or perforating, a needle (far…

Bone tools are commonly found at Middle to Late Woodland sites. The largest item in this photo is a deer ulna that was made into a perforating tool, probably for hideworking. Also shown are two smaller pieces of worked bone and a fish hook. These…

Shell tempered ceramics were commonly produced in the Middle and Late Woodland periods across the Coastal Plain. This cord-decorated sherd was found at a site in King George County. Temper is the material mixed into the clay in order to add…

This small ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. It was impressed with coarse fabric, basketry, or a mat on the outside surface for decoration. Ceramic impressions allow archaeologists to study…

This partial ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. The exterior surface was impressed with fabric and notched with a fingernail along the rim for decoration. Ceramic impressions allow…

This partial ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. It was impressed with fabric and notched with a fingernail around the rim for decoration. Ceramic impressions allow archaeologists to study…

This reassembled ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. It was impressed with a unique, plaited or braided fabric and was notched with a fingertip along the rim. Ceramic impressions allow…

This small ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. It was impressed with a coarse net and notched along the rim for decoration. Ceramic impressions allow archaeologists to study Virginia Indian…

This partial ceramic vessel was found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. It was impressed with a fine net and notched with a fingernail along the rim for decoration. Some of the surface treatment was scraped away…