In the times of the early Woodland people, everyday life utensils were already made. This was the period following the late Archaic era. The catch however, was that the ceramic pots used for storing were made steadier with a combination of sand and girl temper as substitutes for the vegetable fiber that had been previously used. The Woodland Natives however, create decorations for their ceramic pots. They were very simple though, they either had fabric wrapped around it or they carved paddle designs onto the pots. They managed to live in small settlements with up to 50 people in each village. Their main diet in the early years were mainly sumpweed, goosefoot, maygrass, knotweed, and sunflower. By the time the middle Woodland sub-period rolled around, the settlements were larger and more permanent. More and more excavation happened and this was the time when corn was introduced. Even though it wasn't part of their diet, the Woodland natives cleared forests to plant this crop as well as others. They also had a center for trading items such as greenstone, chert, crystalline quartz, galena, shell, copper, and mica. Some burial sites were made too. They were dome-like structures and held about 8 bodies each, but only 7 were preserved. We don't know what happened to #8. By the time the late Woodland sub-period came, the trading of exotic stones and items had intensified. Some info of this time period however is lost due to some lost evidence in the past. During this time, corn agriculture was very high and so was warfare. This led to the creation of the bow and arrow.