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One of the most enduring classifications of archaeological periods and 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 five phases, only three of which applied to North America. [1]
The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of the Western Hemisphere, including North America (Mesoamerica), Central America, South America and the Caribbean. This includes the study of pre-historic/ pre-Columbian and historic indigenous American peoples , as well as historical archaeology of more recent eras, including the ...
Pages in category "Archaeological cultures of North America" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Inevitably these definitions of periods only relate to the region of that empire or culture. The Industrial age or Modern era is generally taken to refer to post-1800. From this time, the Industrial Revolution which began in Western Europe resulted in global trade and greatly increased cultural exchange.
Archaeological cultures of North America (23 C, 106 P) P. Pre-Columbian cultures (11 C, 161 P) S. Archaeological cultures of South America (8 C, 35 P)
Pages in category "Archaeological cultures of Europe" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[51] [52] By 24,000 BC, the Solutrean and Gravettian cultures were present in Southwestern Europe. Gravettian technology and culture have been theorised to have come with migrations of people from the Middle East, Anatolia and the Balkans, and might be linked with the transitional cultures mentioned earlier since their techniques have some ...
An archaeological culture is a pattern of similar artefacts and features found within a specific area over a limited period of time. They are sometimes termed Techno-Complexes (Technology-Complexes) to differentiate them from sociological cultures. As the archaeological cultures refer only to material items, sometimes even the purpose of which ...