Archaic? (dec 15, 8000 BC – may 2, 1000 BC)
Description:
Compare with European Mesolithic. Broad spectrum subsistence. Pre-adaptation to agriculture. Increasingly sedentary. Specifics of Great Basin, Midwestern(plains), Eastern traditions. Sites: Danger Cave, Gatecliff Shelter, Dalton, KosterAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 15, 8000 BC
may 2, 1000 BC
~ 7005 years