page_title: Hopewell tradition
hierarchical_section_title: Hopewell tradition
caption_attribution_description: English: A map showing the Hopewell Interaction Sphere and various local expressions of the Hopewell cultures, including the en:Laurel Complex, en:Saugeen Complex, en:Point Peninsula Complex, en:Marksville culture, en:Copena culture, en:Kansas City Hopewell, en:Swift Creek Culture, Goodall Focus, en:Crab Orchard culture and en:Havana Hopewell culture.
context_page_description: The Hopewell tradition describes the common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern Eastern Woodlands from 100 BCE to 500 CE, in the Middle Woodland period. The Hopewell tradition was not a single culture or society, but a widely dispersed set of related populations. They were connected by a common network of trade routes, known as the Hopewell exchange system.
  At its greatest extent, the Hopewell exchange system ran from the Crystal River Indian Mounds in modern-day Florida as far north as the northern shores of Lake Ontario. Within this area, societies participated in a high degree of exchange with the highest amount of activity along waterways. The Hopewell exchange system received materials from all over what is now occupied by the United States. Most of the items traded were exotic materials and were received by people living in the major trading and manufacturing areas. These people then converted the materials into products and exported them through local and regional exchange networks. The objects created by the Hopewell exchange system spread far and wide and have been seen in many burials outside the Midwest.
context_section_description: The Hopewell tradition (also called the Hopewell culture) describes the common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern Eastern Woodlands from 100 BCE to  500 CE, in the Middle Woodland period. The Hopewell tradition was not a single culture or  society, but a widely dispersed set of related populations. They were connected by a common network of trade routes, known as the Hopewell exchange system.
  At its greatest extent, the Hopewell exchange system ran from the Crystal River Indian Mounds in modern-day Florida as far north as the northern shores of Lake Ontario. Within this area, societies participated in a high degree of exchange with the highest amount of activity along waterways. The Hopewell exchange system received materials from all over what is now occupied by the United States. Most of the items traded were exotic materials and were received by people living in the major trading and manufacturing areas. These people then converted the materials into products and exported them through local and regional exchange networks. The objects created by the Hopewell exchange system spread far and wide and have been seen in many burials outside the Midwest.
caption: Hopewell Interaction Area and local expressions of the Hopewell tradition
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