Time Line of Ancient North America

Range:

9999 b.c.e. to 0500 c.e.
  • 11,500 b.c.e.
    Paleo-Indians begin to appear throughout North America.
  • Before 8000 b.c.e.
    Early North American cultures appear: Archaic, Clovis, Folsom, and Dalton traditions.
  • 8000 b.c.e.
    In the Southwest, the Cochise culture begins. It is characterized by temporary camps along lakes and streams and people who most likely killed large game such as the mammoth for...

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