Archaic period (Mesoamerica)

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:characterizedBy domestication of plants
transition to agriculture
development of sedentism
gptkbp:endDate c. 2000 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy Preclassic period (Mesoamerica)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archaic period (Mesoamerica)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
squash
beans
chili peppers
cotton
amaranth
avocado
gptkbp:notableFor increased social complexity
stone tool technology
incipient village life
development of pottery
early maize cultivation
early ritual practices
early trade networks
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:San_Andrés
gptkb:Tehuacán_Valley
gptkb:Guila_Naquitz_Cave
gptkbp:partOf Mesoamerican chronology
gptkbp:precededBy Paleo-Indian period (Mesoamerica)
gptkbp:startDate c. 8000 BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mesoamerican_Preclassic_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6