Editing Warren County, New Jersey (section)

===Native Americans===
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About 1000 B.C., clay pottery was beginning to be used in the region, representing the beginning of the [[Woodland period]]. With this advancement in technology, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] could store food and cook it better.

Various cultures of indigenous peoples occupied the area at that time. Ancestors of the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking [[Lenape]] moved into the area, perhaps as early as 1000 A.D. from the [[Mississippi River]] area.

Technological innovations occurred around the year 500 A.D. with the invention of the bow and arrow as projectile points became smaller to fit onto an arrow shaft. This permitted  Native Americans to procure more food since they could be further away from game to kill it. Food such as nuts could be stored in clay pots or the pots were used for cooking

Agriculture started around that time with the cultivation of corn, beans, and squash. Seeds were probably procured from traveling groups or tribes. Settlements of family groups became more stable, as they could store food in pottery, as well as procure more game with the bow and arrow. Agriculture contributed to the rise of population density in areas where crops could be grown. The Lenape would tend their oval gardens during the spring and summer months. They fished with nets or by hand in the shallow rivers. The Lenape trapped game with deadfalls and snares.