Divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods
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Periods in Mesoamerican history
Lithic period
before 8000 BCE
Archaic period
8000 BCE– 2000 BCE
Preclassic period
2000 BCE– 250 CE
Classic period
250 CE– 900 CE
Postclassic period
900 CE–1500 CE
Columbian era
after 1500 CE
See also
List of archaeological periods (North America)
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Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE); the Archaic (before 2600 BCE), the Preclassic or Formative (2500 BCE – 250 CE), the Classic (250–900 CE), and the Postclassic (900–1521 CE); as well as the post European contact Colonial Period (1521–1821), and Postcolonial, or the period after independence from Spain (1821–present).
The periodisation of Mesoamerica by researchers is based on archaeological, ethnohistorical, and modern cultural anthropology research dating to the early twentieth century. Archaeologists, ethnohistorians, historians, and cultural anthropologists continue to work to develop cultural histories of the region.[1]
^* Mendoza, Ruben G. (2001). "Mesoamerican Chronology: Periodization". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture. 2: 222–226.
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