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Archaeological Periods
in American Archaeology
(as defined by various authors)
(Correlations are only approximate)
For more detailed information see
Detailed
Mesoamerican Time Line and Stages (Periods)
(commonly accepted stages and stage criteria)
Stage Diagram from Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, 5th ed.
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Approx. Time |
Coe1 |
Willey and Phillips2 |
Older Clasification |
Steward3 |
Krieger4 |
A.D. 1521 |
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Industrial Revolution Iron-Age |
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Postclassic |
Postclassic |
Cyclical |
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Classic
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Classic |
Classic |
Inital |
Urban |
A.D. B.C.
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Preclassic ~ Late ~ Middle ~ Early |
Formative
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Formative |
Food Producing |
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Incipient |
Food |
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Archaic
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Hunting and |
Paleo- ("Paleo- |
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13,000 B.C.? |
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Lower Lithic? or Early |
1After Coe, Michael D., and Rex Koontz. Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, 5th ed.. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 2002.2Willey, Gordon R., and Philip Phillips. Method and Theory in American Archaeology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958.
3Steward, Julian H. "Cultural Causality and Law: A Trial of the Development of Early Civilizations," American Anthropologist. 51, 1-25.
4Krieger, Alex D. "New World Culture History: Anglo-American," in Anthropology Today, ed. A.L. Kroeber, pp. 238-64. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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