Period · North America — Eastern Woodlands
Late Archaic
3000–1000 BCE
The Late Archaic is the period of large broad-bladed points such as Savannah River, steatite bowls, the earliest gardening of native plants and the first monumental earthworks at Poverty Point and Watson Brake. The Old Copper Complex flourishes around Lake Superior and long-distance exchange grows. It grades into the Early Woodland with the adoption of pottery.
| Dates | 3000–1000 BCE |
|---|---|
| Region | North America — Eastern Woodlands |
| PeriodO definition | 3999–1999 BCE — The Oxford handbook of Mesoamerican archeology (2012)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized |
Elsewhere
- periodo: p064v7m2kbt
- PeriodO: Late Archaic
Cite this article
Stratum Strata. "Late Archaic" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/late-archaic. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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