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North American archaeological periods divides the history of pre-Columbian North America into a number of named successive eras or periods, from the earliest-known human habitation through to the early Colonial period which followed the European colonization of the Americas.
One of the most enduring classifications of archaeological periods & cultures was established in Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips' 1958 book Method and Theory in American Archaeology. They divided the archaeological record in the Americas into 5 phases, only three of which applied to North America.[1] The use of these divisions has diminished in most of North America due to the development of local classifications with more elaborate breakdowns of times.[2]
For more detaisl on the five major stages, still used in Mesoamerican archaeology, see Mesoamerican chronology and Archaeology of the Americas.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Maya civilization, Aztec, Archaeology, Pre-Columbian era
Baytown culture, Troyville culture, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri
Archaeology, Alachua culture, Fort Walton culture, Mississippian culture, Midden
Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Poverty Point culture, Archaeology of the Americas, Pre-Columbian era, Canada
Marksville culture, Coles Creek culture, Troyville culture, Mississippian culture, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Adena culture, Marksville culture, Mississippian culture, Claiborne County, Mississippi, Copper
Marksville culture, Swift Creek culture, List of archaeological periods (North America), Copper, Adena culture
Geographic coordinate system, United States, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, Ferriday, Louisiana, Troyville culture