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Archaic · c. 1,500 – 1,000 BCE

Transitional Archaic

A regional term rather than a universal one, and it deliberately overlaps the Late Archaic. It marks the run-up to pottery in parts of the East and Southwest, and several Texas types — Kinney among them — are placed here.

Date range
1,500 BCE – 1,000 BCE
Key terms
Kinney · Charcos · Pre-ceramic transition

Overlaps the Late Archaic on purpose. Some regional schemes use this term and others fold the same span into the Late Archaic.

Lessons from this period

Artifacts the Academy examines from Transitional Archaic.