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8000–6000 BCE

Period · North America — Eastern Woodlands

Early Archaic

8000–6000 BCE

The Early Archaic in the East follows the Paleoindian and is marked by corner-notched, side-notched and bifurcate points such as Kirk, Thebes, Big Sandy and LeCroy. Hunter-gatherers adapted to closed forests and a broader diet, and ground-stone tools begin to appear. The label is also used loosely for the early foraging periods of the Plains and Great Basin.

Dates8000–6000 BCE
RegionNorth America — Eastern Woodlands
PeriodO definition599–549 BCE — Etruscan art (1995)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

Cultures

Typical types

Elsewhere

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Stratum Strata. "Early Archaic" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/early-archaic. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-early-archaic,
  title        = {Early Archaic},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/early-archaic}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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