Native American groups inhabiting this region utilized high-grade stone resources in the manufacture of stone tools necessary for survival. Stylistic changes in these stone tools over a 14,000 year period reflect changes in survival strategies which were necessary in response to a chaning environment and its resources. It is thus possible to form a chronology fo cultural occupations for this region based upon style, workmanship, and material used in the manufacture of stone tools.
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| Paleo-Indian Period | 12,000 BC - 6,500 BC | Clovis Point |
| Archaic Period | 6,500 BC - 3,000 BC | Bifurcate Point |
| Woodland I Period | 3,000 BC - AD 1,000 | Stemmed Point |
| Woodland II Period | AD 1,000 - AD 1,600 | Triangle "Arrowhead" |
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