What are the specific attributes of the pottery that we can assign to the Early Late Woodland Period? We will address this simple but crucial question with a brief presentation of the sites used to build the regional sequence. The chronological problem will also be discussed since most of the sites which produced these ceramics are multi-component sites. With a clear definition and a reliable spatio-temporal framework, the cultural significance of the Late Woodland pottery will be examined in order to establish its most probable ethnic affiliation.