Small groups of ancient Indigenous people likely used Conley-Greene as a home base. Perhaps an extended family stopped by the shelter to camp for a week or two. Someone knapped new stone tools or sharpened old ones, and left the byproducts behind. It is clear from these objects that the knappers used locally available raw materials. While living there, the people also hunted wild animals and collected edible plants.
Among the artifacts investigators recovered were Adena Stemmed spearpoints and Adena Plain ceramics. Other kinds of artifacts of found at the site, included pitted stones, grooved abraders, and celts. Items made from bone (awls and pins), worked antler, and turtle carapace (upper shell) shaped into bowls also were recovered.
Among the animals they hunted and consumed were deer, bear, elk, and wild turkey. They also trapped and ate smaller animals, such as chipmunks and squirrels. Charred wild plant remains recoverd from the site show that although site residents prefered hickory nuts, they also ate smaller amounts of black walnut, acorn, hazelnut, and butternut. The wild fruits they collected and ate included sumac, blackberries, and grapes.