Periods and stages in archaeology Periods and stages in archaeology The Archaic period in southeastern North America lasted from roughly 8000 to 1000 BC, and was followed by the Woodland period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Archaic period in southeastern North America"
In the sequence of North American cultural stages first proposed by Gordon Willey and Phillip Phillips in 1958, the Archaic stage was the second period of human occupation in the Americas, from around 8000 BC to 1000 BC although as its ending is defined by the adoption of sedentary farming, this date can vary significantly across the Americas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Archaic stage"
The Blytt-Sernander classification, or sequence, is a series of north European climatic periods or phases based on the study of Danish peat bogs by Axel Blytt (1876) and Rutger Sernander (1908). The classification was incorporated into a sequence of pollen zones later defined by Lennart von Post. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blytt-Sernander"
The Bronze Age is a period in a civilisation's development when the most advanced metalworking consisted of techniques for smelting copper and tin from naturally occurring outcroppings of ore, and then alloying those metals in order to cast bronze. The bronze age is part of the three-age system for prehistoric societies. In that system, it follows the neolithic in some areas of the world. In most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the neolithic is directly followed by the ' iron age'. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bronze Age"
The Eemian interglacial era (known as the Sangamon era in North America, the Ipswichian interglacial in the UK, and the Riss-Würm interglacial in the Alps) is the second-to-latest interglacial era of the Ice Age. It began about 131,000 years ago. Changes in orbital parameters from today (greater obliquity and eccentricity, and perihelion occurring in Northern-hemisphere summer) lead to a greater seasonal cycle in temperature. The Eemian climate is believed to have been about as stable as the Holocene (see ice core), though warmer. The warmest peak of the Eemian was around 125,000 years ago, when forests reached as far north as North Cape (now tundra) in northern Norway. Hardwood trees like hazel and oak grew as far north as Oulu, Finland. Sea levels at that time were 5-8 meters higher than they were now, possibly indicating greater deglaciation than today (mostly from partial melting of the ice sheet of Greenland).( Aber 2004 ) Scandinavia was an island due to the inundation of vast areas of northern Europe and the West Siberian Plain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eemian interglacial"
The Huelmo/Mascardi Cold Reversal (HMCR) is the name given to a cooling event in South America between 11,400 and 10,200 14C years BP. This cooling began about 550 years before the Younger Dryas cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, and both periods ended at about the same time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huelmo/Mascardi Cold Reversal"
In archaeology, the Iron Age is the stage in the development of any people where the use of iron implements as tools and weapons is prominent. The adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iron Age" Evergreen http://www.shortopedia.com!!!
In archaeology, the Maritime Archaic period is a period lasting from approximately 7000 BC into modern times. It describes and encompasses communities of sea-mammal hunters in the subarctic. Maritime Archaic sites occur along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Labrador. Their settlements sometimes included longhouses, and there is evidence of engaging in long-distance trade. Coastal sites were probably seasonal, while the more inland occupations were probably used for most of the year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maritime Archaic"
The Pinedale Glaciation was the last of the major ice ages to appear over Eurasia and North America. The Pinedale lasted from approximately 30,000 to 10,000 years ago and was at its greatest extent between 24,000 and 20,000 years ago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pinedale Glaciation"
Prehistory ( Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is a term usually used to describe the period before written history became available. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pré-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France, and was used in French since the 1830s to describe the time before writing, then introduced into English by Daniel Wilson in 1851. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prehistory"
The Speculative Period (1492a.-1840a.) was a term created by Gordon Willey and Sabloff (1993:12-37) to describe the archaeological methods and approaches employed in North America at the time. All the data during this time was based mainly on the notes from accounts from explorers and missionaries. It was very primitive compared with modern archaeological methods. One big problem with using the accounts from explorers and missionaries in North America was how they labeled the Native Americans as one group because of the lack of visual physical differences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Speculative Period"
The Sredny Stog culture dates from 4500- 3500 BC. It was situated just north of the Sea of Azov between the Dnieper and the Don. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sredny Stog culture"
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stone Age"
The Wisconsin (in North America), Weichsel (in Scandinavia), Devensian (in the British Isles), Midlandian (in Ireland) and Würm glaciation (in the Alps) are the most recent glaciations of the Pleistocene, which ended around 10,000 BC. The general glacial advance began about 70,000 BC, and reached its maximum extent about 18,000 BC. In Europe, the ice sheet reached northern Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wisconsin glaciation"
The Woodland period in southeastern North America lasted roughly from 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. The term "Woodland" was coined in the 1930s and refers to to prehistoric sites between the Archaic period and the Mississippian cultures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Woodland period in southeastern North America"
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