Basketmaker II Era
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The Basketmaker II Era was an early cultural phase of the Ancestral Puebloans in the American Southwest, marked by the adoption of agriculture, pit-house dwellings, and distinctive basketry before the widespread use of pottery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basketmaker II Era canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase
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archaeological culture period ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Basketmaker I Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | c. 500 CE ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
archaeological remains
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basketry artifacts ⓘ lithic tools ⓘ maize cobs ⓘ pithouse sites ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adoption of agriculture
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bean cultivation ⓘ coiled basketry ⓘ continued hunting and gathering ⓘ dry-farming techniques ⓘ early communal structures ⓘ extensive basketry production ⓘ increased population density ⓘ limited pottery use or absence of pottery in early phases ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ pit-house dwellings ⓘ rock art production ⓘ sandals made from plant fibers ⓘ semi-sedentary lifestyle ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ storage of surplus crops ⓘ storage pits ⓘ subterranean houses ⓘ twined basketry ⓘ use of atlatl ⓘ use of small game ⓘ use of spear-thrower ⓘ use of wild plant foods ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ present-day Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 500 BCE ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancestral Puebloan sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Basketmaker III Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Southwestern archaeologists ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithin | Late Archaic to Early Formative period in the Southwest ⓘ |
| transitionTo |
adoption of pottery in later phases
ⓘ
greater sedentism in Basketmaker III Era ⓘ |
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