The Chihuahua tradition (?6000 BC to c. AD 250) as a culture of south-central New Mexico

New Mexico

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 and Chihuahua is still poorly defined. It probably includes several local adaptations that evolved over long periods of time. Irwin-Williams' hypothesis of four interacting Southwestern Archaic traditions, which differ from other traditions such as the Plains Archaic, is still provisional.

See also

• Cochise Tradition
  Cochise Tradition
  The Cochise Tradition refers to the southern archeological tradition of the four Southwestern Archaic Traditions, in the present day Southwestern United States....
  
  
• Archaic period in the Americas
• Archaic stage
• Pecos Classification
  Pecos Classification
  The Pecos Classification is a division of all known Ancient Pueblo Peoples culture into chronological phases, based on changes in architecture, art, pottery, and cultural remains. The original classification dates back to consensus reached at a 1927 archæological conference held in Pecos, New...
  
  
• Southwestern United States
  Southwestern United States
  The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...