Talk:Adena mound

Historicity
Given that the Adena Culture lived during the Woodland Period, (1000 BC - 200 BC) is it really appropriate to use the term "prehistoric" here? We don't call post-Biblical cultures in Europe or the Middle East "prehistoric." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.105.17.10 (talk) 12:18, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Academic standards from several decades ago, defined 'prehistoric' as before written records. Thus, when our source of information if from archeological research, the culture is considered 'prehistoric'.  Contact with two brothers who are archeologists, one with the U.S. Forest Service, the other a contract archeologist for the petroleum industry, both North American focused. --Chris Light (talk) 20:54, 7 May 2021 (UTC)