 The hunter-gatherers of the Archaic period, which lasted locally from 7000 to 1000 BC, used a greater variety of more sophisticated stone artifacts.The Woodland period marked the gradual transition to semi-permanent villages and horticulture, between 1000 BC and 1500 AD.Archeological evidence found in the state from this time includes a range of pottery types and styles, burial mounds, pipes, bows and arrows, and ornaments.