around 1000 bce, the implements of the native americans occupying russell cave underwent a dramatic change. pottery appears for the first time. smaller weapon points indicate that the bow and arrow had replaced the atlatl. tools fashioned from bone were more refined. other domestic implements provide the first evidence of gardening at the site. additionally, bone and shell appear in ornamental artifacts. evident throughout the woodland period is an increase in the amount of hunting at the expense of other activities. during this period, it is clear that the cave had become simply a hunting camp. in the seasons away from the cave, the natives probably joined other groups at summer villages larger than those of the archaic period.