Southern Minnesota

The Southern Minnesota aspect is categorized in the Middle Woodland culture. This culture is described by its changes in ceramic forms and projectiles point forms. Various types of points and tools were made out of chipped stone. Bone tools were also utilized. Some Woodland components of Southern Minnesota are Fox Lake, Lamoille, Hanel, and Judson. There was little information gained from these sites to determine their relationships to each other or to other aspects of the Woodland pattern. There were several varieties of stone and pottery tobacco pipes. Tobacco may have been traded into Minnesota from the south. Goods were flowing fairly freely from a wide variety of sources. The pottery was for the most part undecorated. The pottery vessels and bowls had a distinct cloth like texture.

Bibliography

Prehistory of Southern Minnesota, By Michael Scullin

The Prehistoric People of Minnesota, By Elden Johnson

A Tentative Classification of the Prehistoric Cultures of Minnesota, By Lloyd A.
Wiford