The Chihuahua (Southeastern) tradition (c. 6000 BC – c. AD 250) as a culture of south-central
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
and
Chihuahua is still poorly defined. It probably includes several local adaptations that evolved over long periods of time. Irwin-Williams' hypothesis of four interacting
Southwestern Archaic tradition The Archaic Southwest was the culture of the North American Southwest between 6500 BC and 200 AD (approximately).
Paleo-Indian era
The Paleo-Indian tradition before that dates from 10,500 BC to 7500 BC. The Southwestern United States during the A ...
s, which differ from other traditions such as the
Plains Archaic, is still provisional.
See also
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Cochise tradition
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Archaic period in the Americas
Archaic is a period of time preceding a designated classical period, or something from an older period of time that is also not found or used currently:
*List of archaeological periods
**Archaic Sumerian language, spoken between 31st - 26th cen ...
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Archaic stage
Several chronologies in the archaeology of the Americas include an Archaic Period or Archaic stage etc. It is often sub-divided, for example into "Early", "Middle" and "Late", or alternatively "Lower" and "Upper", stages. The dates, and the char ...
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Pecos Classification
The Pecos Classification is a chronological division of all known Ancestral Puebloans into periods based on changes in architecture, art, pottery, and cultural remains. The original classification dates back to consensus reached at a 1927 archà ...
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Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...
Bibliography
* Cordell, Linda S. (1984). ''Prehistory of the Southwest''. New York: Academic Press.
* Fagan, Brian M. (2000). ''Ancient North America: The archaeology of a continent'' (3rd ed.). New York: Thames and Hudson.
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Irwin-Williams, Cynthia. (1979). Post-pleistocene archeology, 7000-2000 B.C. In A. Ortiz (Ed.), ''Handbook of North American Indians: Southwest'' (Vol. 9, pp. 31–42). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
Archaic period in North America
Archaeological cultures of North America
Pre-Columbian cultures
Native American history of New Mexico
Southwest tribes
Oasisamerica cultures
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