pre-Columbian cultural period
C7880
concept
A pre-Columbian cultural period is a span of time in the Americas before European contact, characterized by distinct indigenous societies, technologies, and belief systems.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pre-Columbian era | 6 |
| Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase | 4 |
| Mesoamerican archaeological period | 3 |
| Mesoamerican cultural period | 3 |
| Paleoindian culture | 3 |
| pre-Columbian period | 3 |
| Mississippian cultural phenomenon | 2 |
| pre-Columbian cultural period canonical | 2 |
| Ancestral Puebloan period | 1 |
| Late Paleo-Indian culture | 1 |
| Late Prehistoric tradition | 1 |
| Maya historical period | 1 |
| North American cultural period | 1 |
| Oasisamerica culture | 1 |
| cultural period in North America | 1 |
| period of Mississippian culture | 1 |
| phase of Ancestral Puebloan cultural development | 1 |
| pre-Columbian cultural phase | 1 |
| preceramic period | 1 |
| prehistoric period in North America | 1 |
Instances (37)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Formative Period | pre-Columbian era |
| Andean preceramic tradition | preceramic period |
| Oneota culture | Late Prehistoric tradition |
|
southeastern ceremonial complex
surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
|
Mississippian cultural phenomenon |
| Early Mississippian | — |
| Clovis culture | Paleoindian culture |
| Plano cultures | Late Paleo-Indian culture |
| Cumberland culture | Paleoindian culture |
| Middle Mississippian | period of Mississippian culture |
| Basketmaker II period | Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase |
| Pueblo I period | Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase |
| Woodland period | prehistoric period in North America |
| Basketmaker III period | Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase |
| Pueblo II period | phase of Ancestral Puebloan cultural development |
| Middle Horizon | pre-Columbian period |
| Late Intermediate Period | pre-Columbian era |
| Yotoco phase | pre-Columbian period |
| Late Formative period | Mesoamerican archaeological period |
| Late Horizon period | pre-Columbian era |
| Formative Period in the Andes | pre-Columbian era |
| Late Archaic period | cultural period in North America |
| Epiclassic period | Mesoamerican archaeological period |
| Hohokam culture | Oasisamerica culture |
| Andean Late Horizon | — |
| Late Intermediate Period of the Andes | pre-Columbian era |
| Middle Formative period | Mesoamerican cultural period |
| Early Classic period | Mesoamerican archaeological period |
| Southern Cult | Mississippian cultural phenomenon |
|
Clovis
surface form:
Clovis culture
|
Paleoindian culture |
| Mississippian period | pre-Columbian era |
| Nazca period | pre-Columbian period |
| Basketmaker II Era | Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase |
| Middle Preclassic | Mesoamerican cultural period |
| Late Preclassic | Mesoamerican cultural period |
| Pueblo III period | Ancestral Puebloan period |
| Terminal Classic period | Maya historical period |
| Ilama phase | pre-Columbian cultural phase |