Dating to the Late Woodland Period, the Cornett Archaeological Site in southern Wythe County has proved to be significant in ceramic studies related to the prehistory of Southwest Virginia and neighboring regions. Further study of the site’s ceramics is likely to enable archaeologists to define better the nature of cultural interactions with societies farther to the south in North Carolina and adjacent areas. The site is also significant for regional studies on Late Woodland Period demography, subsistence, community organization, and settlement patterns. Such studies are possible because of the presence of a variety of documented features at the Cornett Archaeological Site including human burials and preserved organic materials within the site’s sharply defined boundaries, which include a village site possibly with a palisade and central plaza.