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Time Line
Scientific and archaeological study has grouped civilizations into
eras. Eras are marked by advances in technology in tools, hunting weapons and
implements for cooking and storing.
The graphics, artifacts and reproductions
in the First People exhibit follow this time line. The names for
these periods of time are used in these online pages, too.
| Dates |
Period of Time |
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14,000 to 10,000 years ago
(12,000 - 8,000 B.C.) |
Paleo-Indian |
Precontact |
10,000 to 8,000 years ago
(8,000 - 6,000 B.C.) |
Early Archaic |
8,000 to 5,000 years ago
(6,000 - 3,000 B.C.) |
Middle Archaic |
5,000 to 3,000 years ago
(3,000 - 1,000 B.C.) |
Late Archaic |
3,000 to 2,300 years ago
(1,000 - 300 B.C.) |
Early Woodland |
2,300 to 1,500 years ago
(300 B.C. - 500 A.D.) |
Middle Woodland |
1,500 to 350 years ago
(500 - 1620 A.D.) |
Late Woodland |
| A.D. 1620 |
Protohistoric |
European
Contact |
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