Preclassic Era Vessel from the Capacha culture, found in Acatitan, Colima.The Preclassic period ran from 2500 BCE to 200 CE. Its beginnings are marked by the development of the first ceramic tradition ...
Mesoamerican civilization is a complex network of different cultures. As seen in the time-line below, these did not necessarily occur at the same time. The processes that gave rise to each of the cult ...
Paleo-Indian period 10,000–3500 BCEMain article: History of Mesoamerica (Paleo-Indian)The Paleo-Indian (less frequently, Lithic) period or era is that which spans from the first signs of human presen ...
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation–3500 BCE), the Archaic (3500–2000), the Preclassic or Formativ ...