North Georgia |
Georgia Coastal
Plain and Coast |
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Date Range |
Period |
Phase
|
Date Range |
Period |
Phase |
|
a.d. 1350–1540 |
|
Lamar |
a.d.
1450–1575 |
|
Pine Harbor? |
|
a.d. 1200–1350 |
MISSISSIPPIAN |
Savannah/Wilbanks |
a.d.
1350–1450 |
|
Irene II |
|
a.d. 1000–1200 |
|
Etowah |
a.d.
1300–1350 |
MISSISSIPPIAN |
Irene I |
|
a.d. 900-1200 |
|
Vining |
a.d. 1200–1300 |
|
Savannah II |
|
a.d. 750–1000 |
LATE WOODLAND |
Woodstock |
a.d. 1150–1200 |
|
Savannah I |
|
a.d. 500–750 |
|
Late Swift Creek/Napier |
a.d. 1000–1150 |
|
St. Catherines |
|
a.d. 200–500 |
|
Panola? |
a.d. 500–1000 |
LATE WOODLAND |
Wilmington |
|
a.d. 1–500 |
MIDDLE WOODLAND |
Early Swift Creek |
a.d. 300–500 |
|
Deptford II |
|
300 b.c.–a.d. 500 |
|
Cartersville |
600 b.c.–a.d. 300 |
MIDDLE WOODLAND |
Deptford I |
|
1000–300 b.c. |
EARLY WOODLAND |
Dunlap/Cartersville |
800–600 b.c. |
|
Refuge II |
|
1500–1000 b.c. |
|
Undifferentiated
Post-Stallings4 |
1000–800 b.c. |
EARLY WOODLAND |
Refuge I |
|
1850–1500 b.c. |
|
Black Shoals3 |
1700–1000 b.c. |
|
St. Simons II |
|
1850–1500
b.c. |
|
Stallings1 |
2200–1700 b.c. |
LATE ARCHAIC |
St. Simons I |
|
2200–1850 b.c. |
LATE ARCHAIC |
Mill Branch1 |
3000–2200 b.c. |
|
Unnamed Preceramic |
|
2600–2200 b.c. |
|
Paris Island1 |
3200–2600 b.c. |
|
Undefined Benton Influence |
|
3000–2600 b.c. |
|
Undifferentiated2 |
5750–3500 b.c. |
MIDDLE ARCHAIC |
Morrow Mountain |
|
3200–2600 b.c. |
|
Undefined Benton Influence1 |
6500–5750 b.c. |
|
Kirk Stemmed¯ |
|
5750–3000 b.c. |
MIDDLE ARCHAIC |
Morrow Mountain |
7000–6500 b.c. |
|
Bifurcate« |
|
6500–5750 b.c. |
|
Kirk Stemmed¯ |
7500–7000 b.c. |
EARLY ARCHAIC |
Palmer/Kirk |
|
7000–6500 b.c. |
|
Bifurcate« |
8000–7500 b.c. |
|
Taylor/Bolen/Big Sandy« |
|
7500–7000 b.c. |
EARLY ARCHAIC |
Palmer/Kirk |
8500–8000 b.c. |
|
Dalton |
|
8000–7500 b.c. |
|
Taylor/Bolen/Big Sandy« |
9000–8500 b.c. |
PALEOINDIAN |
Simpson/Suwannee/Quad |
|
8500–8000 b.c. |
|
Dalton |
?–9000 b.c. |
|
Clovis |
|
9000–8500 b.c. |
PALEOINDIAN |
Simpson/Suwannee/Quad |
|
|
|
|
?–9000 b.c. |
|
Clovis |
|
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*
The early portion of the Archaic sequence overlaps considerably. The direction
of overlap is represented by the following symbols:
represents overlap into later time periods; ¯ represents overlap into
earlier time periods; and « indicates overlap into both
earlier and later time periods.
1Savannah River drainage only;
2Northern Georgia outside the Savannah River drainage, extends to
1850 b.c. in central Georgia
Piedmont and 1000 b.c. in west
Georgia Piedmont, Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley, and Blue Ridge
provinces; 3Central Georgia Piedmont; 4Eastern and
central Georgia Piedmont.