Adena
The Adena culture, existing from 1000 BCE to 200 CE, is one of North America’s earliest mound-building societies. Adena mounds and ceremonial artifacts suggest a focus on ancestor worship and beliefs in a spirit world closely linked to natural forces.Adena mythology, as interpreted from burial practices, indicates an early understanding of life, death, and the afterlife. Their spiritual traditions influenced later mound-building cultures in the region.
