North America

Plains

Bison country, and the source of two of the continent’s great toolstones. Folsom settled the question of human antiquity in the Americas; Alibates and Knife River Flint travelled from here to Canada and Mexico.

Chronology here

The periods whose terminology is used in the Plains.

Early Paleoindianc. 13,000 – 10,900 BCE
Middle Paleoindianc. 10,900 – 10,200 BCE
Late Paleoindianc. 10,200 – 8,000 BCE
Early Archaicc. 8,000 – 6,000 BCE
Middle Archaicc. 6,000 – 3,000 BCE
Late Archaicc. 3,000 – 1,200 BCE
Transitional Archaicc. 1,500 – 1,000 BCE
Contactc. 1,500 – 1,750 CE
Historicc. 1,750 CE onward

Lessons from this period

Artifacts the Academy examines from the Plains.

FolsomTransitional Paleo · Fluted lanceolate
MontellMiddle to Late Archaic · Corner-notched dart point
Kinney KnifeTransitional Archaic · Unstemmed knife
CharcosLate–Transitional Archaic · Asymmetric stemmed dart point

Quiz on the Plains

Chronology here

Lessons from this period