Paleo-Indian (ca. 10,000 B.C. - 8000 B.C.)

Archaic (ca. 8000 B.C. - 1200 B.C.)

• The Early Archaic period (ca. 8000 B.C. - 6500 B.C.)
• Middle Archaic period (ca. 6500 B.C. - 3000 B.C.)
• Late Archaic period (ca. 3000 B.C. - 1200 B.C.)

Woodland (ca. 1200 B.C. - A.D. 1600)

• Early Woodland period (ca. 1200 B.C. - 500 B.C.)
• Middle Woodland period (ca. 500 B.C. - A.D. 900)
• Late Woodland period (ca. A.D. 900 - 1600)