Archaic period

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The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.

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Archaic period canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture period ⓘ
prehistoric period ⓘ
endTime circa 2000 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Formative period in Aridoamerica ⓘ
follows Paleoindian period in Aridoamerica ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adaptation to arid environments ⓘ
broad-spectrum foraging ⓘ
continued use of projectile points ⓘ
development of storage technologies ⓘ
early cultivation of plants ⓘ
emergence of ritual practices ⓘ
emergence of semi-sedentary camps ⓘ
hunter-gatherer subsistence ⓘ
incipient agriculture ⓘ
increased population density in some areas ⓘ
increased reliance on seeds and nuts ⓘ
increasing social complexity ⓘ
increasing social differentiation ⓘ
intensive plant use ⓘ
long-term occupation of resource-rich locales ⓘ
mobile lifeways ⓘ
regional diversification of toolkits ⓘ
regional trade or exchange networks ⓘ
seasonal mobility ⓘ
specialized plant processing ⓘ
use of grinding stones ⓘ
use of ground stone tools ⓘ
use of milling stones ⓘ
hasEconomicBase early cultivation of domesticates ⓘ
gathering of wild plants ⓘ
hunting of small and large game ⓘ
hasEvidenceType faunal remains ⓘ
ground stone artifacts ⓘ
hearth features ⓘ
lithic assemblages ⓘ
plant macroremains ⓘ
locatedIn Aridoamerica ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Northern Mexico

southwestern United States ⓘ
partOf pre-Columbian history of North America ⓘ
prehistory of Aridoamerica ⓘ
relatedTo Archaic period in North America ⓘ
Formative period in Mesoamerica ⓘ
startTime circa 8000 BCE ⓘ
studiedBy anthropology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ

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Aridoamerica → prehistoricPeriod → Archaic period ⓘ