Hopewell tradition

The Hopewell tradition is the term used to describe common aspects of the Native American culture that flourishes along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern United States from 200 BCE to 500 CE.

The Hopewell tradition is not a single culture or society, but a widely dispersed set of related populations.

They are connected by a common network of trade routes, known as the Hopewell Exchange System.

At its greatest extent, the Hopewell exchange system runs from the Southeastern United States into the southeastern Canadian shores of Lake Ontario.

Within this area societies participate in a high degree of exchange with the highest amount of activity along waterways.

The Hopewell exchange system receives materials from all over the United States.

Most of the items traded are exotic materials and are received by people living in the major trading and manufacturing areas.

These people then convert the materials into products and export 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.

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