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

Narrower term/s

• [Pre-Columbian North American styles and periods][+]
  • Pre-Columbian North American periods [+]
    • Pre-projectile Point
    • Paleo-Indian (Pre-Columbian North American) [+]
      • Western North American Paleo-Indian [+]
      • Eastern North American Paleo-Indian [+]
    • Archaic (North American) [+]
      • Eastern Archaic
      • Western Archaic [+]
    • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American periods [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Midwestern Woodland periods
      • Pre-Columbian Southeastern Woodland periods [+]
    • Pre-Columbian Western North American periods [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Californian periods [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Plains North American periods [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Plateau North American periods [+]
  • Pre-Columbian North American styles [+]
    • Woodland Tradition [+]
      • Early Woodland
      • Middle Woodland
      • Late Woodland
    • [Pre-Columbian Arctic and Subarctic styles] [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Aleutian styles [+]
      • Eskimo (culture or style) [+]
      • Canadian Arctic Native styles [NP] [+]
    • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Great Lakes styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Middle Atlantic North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Mississippi Valley styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Northeastern North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Ohio Valley styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Ozark Plateau styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Southeastern North American styles [+]
    • Mississippian [+]
      • Middle Mississippian [NP]
      • Natchez (culture or style) [NP]
    • Pre-Columbian Western North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Californian styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Great Basin styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Northwest Coast North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Plains North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Plateau North American styles [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Southwestern North American styles [+]
    • Mound Builder
• [Pre-Columbian South American styles and periods][+]
  • [Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods] [+]
    • Pre-Ceramic (Pre-Columbian) [+]
      • Junín
      • Lauricocha
      • Siches
      • Chinchorro (Pre-Columbian Andean culture or style)
    • Initial Period [+]
      • Early Chiripa [NP]
      • Kotosh
    • Early Horizon [+]
      • Chanapata
      • Chavín horizon
      • Cupisnique
      • Kotosh Chavín
      • Late Chiripa [NP]
      • Moxeke
      • Paracas [+]
      • Cerro Sechín
    • Early Intermediate Period [+]
      • Gallinazo
      • Huari
      • Mochica
      • Nazca
      • Pucará
      • Recuay
      • Salinar
      • Huanca
      • Proto-Nazca
    • Middle Horizon [+]
      • Atarco
      • Pachacamac
      • Pacheco
      • Tiahuanaco
    • Late Intermediate Period [+]
      • Chancay
      • Chimú
      • Chincha
      • Huamachuco (Pre-Columbian style)
      • Ica
      • Inca (culture, general)
      • Lambayeque
      • Chachapoya
      • Chiribaya
    • Late Horizon [+]
      • Inca (culture, general) [NP]
    • Pre-Columbian Andean pottery styles [+]
      • black-white-red (Andean pottery style)
      • cursive (Andean pottery style)
      • Inca horizon
      • interlocking (Andean pottery style)
      • white-on-red (Andean pottery style)
      • Viñaque
      • negative (Andean style)
      • Cajamarca
    • Chiripa (culture and period) [+]
      • Early Chiripa
      • Late Chiripa
      • Middle Chiripa
  • Pre-Columbian Chilean styles [+]
    • Atacameño
    • Diaguita [+]
      • Diaguita pottery styles [+]
  • Pre-Columbian Ecuadorian periods [+]
    • Valdivia
    • Machalilla
    • Chorrera [+]
      • Jambeli
      • Bahía (Chorrera culture or period)
    • Guangala
    • Manteño
    • Milagro (Pre-Columbian culture or style)
    • Tumaco La Tolita [NP]
  • Pre-Columbian Colombian styles [+]
    • Calima
    • Tolima
    • Sinú
    • Tumaco La Tolita
  • [Pre-Columbian Amazonian styles and periods] [+]
    • Marajoara
    • Santarém
    • Incised Rim horizon
    • Incised and Punctate horizon
    • Polychrome horizon
    • Zoned Hachure horizon
  • Pre-Columbian Argentine periods [+]
    • Aguada (Bronze Age culture or period)
    • Candelaria
    • Barreales
• [Pre-Columbian Middle American styles and periods][+]
  • Mesoamerican [+]
    • Mesoamerican periods [+]
      • Paleo-Indian (Mesoamerican culture or period)
      • Preclassic [+]
      • Protoclassic
      • Classic (Mesoamerican culture or period) [+]
      • Postclassic [+]
    • [Mesoamerican regional styles and periods] [+]
      • [Central Plateau Mesoamerican styles and periods] [+]
      • [Maya area styles and periods] [+]
      • Oaxacan [+]
      • West Coast Mesoamerican styles [+]
      • Gulf Coast Mesoamerican styles [+]
      • ahcolhuahcatl
      • xochimilcas
      • Cuitlahuacatl (style, culture)
      • Itztapalapanecatl (culture)
      • Tenochcatl (style, culture)
      • xochimilcatl (style, culture)
  • Pre-Columbian Caribbean styles [+]
    • Couri
    • Los Barrancos
    • Taino
    • Ostionoid
  • [Pre-Columbian Central American styles and periods] [+]
    • Pre-Columbian Northern Central American styles [+]
      • Chontales
      • Chorotegan [+]
      • Copador
      • Naco
      • Tazumal
      • Ulúa
    • [Pre-Columbian Panamanian styles and periods] [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Panamanian periods [+]
      • Pre-Columbian Panamanian styles [+]

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the aboriginal Native American cultures that developed in North, South and Central America before the arrival of Europeans beginning in the late 15th century CE. The term is sometimes used more narrowly to only refer to early cultures from Mexico and Central and South America.