Southwestern Archaic tradition

The Archaic Southwest was the culture of the southwestern United States between 6500 BC and 200 AD (approximately).

The Paleo-Indian tradition before that dates from 10,500 BC to 7500 BC. The Southwestern United States during the Archaic time frame can be identified or defined culturally in two separate ways:

Archaic cultural traditions include:

Many contemporary cultural traditions exist within the southwest, but there are four major ones.

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