Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. The Americas
6. Pre-Columbian (American)
7. [Pre-Columbian North American styles and periods]
8. Pre-Columbian North American styles
9. Pre-Columbian Western North American styles
10. Pre-Columbian Southwestern North American styles

Narrower term/s

• Sulphur Spring Cochise
• Chiricahua Cochise
• San Pedro Cochise

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to an ancient North American Indian style and culture that existed from around 7,000 BCE to around the beginning of the Current Era. It was found in the area of modern Arizona and New Mexico, and is named for artifacts found near the ancient Lake Cochise, which is now a dry desert basin. It is characterized by adaptations made for life in the desert, contrasting with contemporary cultures that subsisted largely by big-game hunting. It is generally considered to have strongly influenced subsequent cultural development in the Southwest United States.