Late Archaic period

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The Late Archaic period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by increasing social complexity, regional cultural differentiation, and the development of more advanced hunting, gathering, and early horticultural practices.

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Late Archaic period canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural period in North America ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological period ⓘ
associatedWith bone and antler tools ⓘ
early horticultural societies ⓘ
ground and pecked stone tools ⓘ
hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ
increased social differentiation in some communities ⓘ
large riverine settlements in some regions ⓘ
regional trade in exotic materials ⓘ
shell midden sites in coastal areas ⓘ
stone projectile points ⓘ
fieldOfStudy North American archaeology ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ
prehistoric archaeology ⓘ
follows Middle Archaic period ⓘ
hasCharacteristic beginnings of plant domestication in some regions ⓘ
development of advanced gathering practices ⓘ
development of advanced hunting practices ⓘ
development of regional artifact styles ⓘ
early horticultural practices ⓘ
emergence of long-distance exchange networks ⓘ
increased burial ceremonialism in some areas ⓘ
increased sedentism ⓘ
increased use of plant foods ⓘ
increasing social complexity ⓘ
intensification of resource use ⓘ
more permanent or semi-permanent settlements ⓘ
regional cultural differentiation ⓘ
use of atlatl (spear-thrower) ⓘ
use of ground stone tools ⓘ
partOf Archaic period in North America ⓘ
precedes Woodland period ⓘ
relatedTo precursors of later agricultural developments ⓘ
transition toward more complex societies in North America ⓘ
spatialLocation Eastern North America ⓘ
Great Basin region ⓘ
linked to: Great Basin

Midwestern North America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Southeastern North America ⓘ
Southwestern North America ⓘ
studiedBy archaeologists ⓘ
temporalLocation Holocene epoch ⓘ
linked to: Holocene

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Belle Glade culture → timePeriod → Late Archaic period ⓘ