Oshara Tradition
| Geographical range | New Mexico, Colorado |
|---|---|
| Period | Archaic, Southwestern Archaic Traditions |
| Dates | ca. 5,440 B.C. to A.D. 460 |
| Type site | Arroyo Cuervo region, New Mexico |
| Preceded by | Picosa culture |
| Followed by | Ancient Pueblo People |
Oshara Tradition, the northern tradition of the Picosa culture, was a Southwestern Archaic Tradition centered in New Mexico and Colorado. Cynthia Irwin-Williams, developed the sequence of Archaic culture for Oshara during her work in the Arroyo Cuervo area of northwestern New Mexico. Irwin contends that the Ancestral Puebloans developed, at least in part, from the Oshara.
This sequence defines no fewer than six phases of occupation, each identified by Projectile point forms and other less well defined artifacts.
Oshara sites have been found near Denver, the Upper Gunnison River basin, and the Mesa Verde area of Colorado and in several sites in New Mexico and Arizona.
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