| Period Category | Name | Location | Start Date | End Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Classic | Mexico | 300 | 600 | ||
| Epiclassic | Mexico | 600 | 900 | ||
| Terminal Formative | Mexico | -100 | 300 | ||
| Late Formative | Mexico | -300 | -100 | ||
| Early Postclassic | Mexico | 900 | 1150 | ||
| Middle Postclassic | Mexico | 1150 | 1350 | ||
| Late Postclassic | Mexico | 1350 | 1550 | ||
| Mission | US Southeast | 1600 | 1699 | ||
| St. Johns I | US Southeast | -500 | 100 | ||
| St. Johns II | US Southeast | 750 | 1565 | ||
| Historic | Mexico | 1550 | 1950 | ||
| Historic (Spanish Colonial) | 1492 | 1850 | |||
| Late Archaic | US Southeast | -2500 | -1000 | ||
| Early Woodland | US Southeast | -1000 | 100 | ||
| Middle Woodland | US Southeast | 100 | 600 | ||
| Late Woodland | US Southeast | 600 | 900 | ||
| Mississippian | US Southeast | 1000 | 1600 | ||
| Classic Period (Hohokam) | US Southwest | 1150 | 1450 | ||
| Pioneer Period (Hohokam) | US Southwest | 1 | 750 | ||
| Basketmaker III Period | US Southwest | 500 | 800 | ||
| Sedentary Period (Hohokam) | US Southwest | 900 | 1150 | ||
| Colonial Period (Hohokam) | US Southwest | 750 | 900 | ||
| Pueblo I Period | US Southwest | 800 | 1000 | ||
| Pueblo II Period | US Southwest | 1000 | 1150 | ||
| Pueblo III Period | US Southwest | 1150 | 1300 | ||
| Pueblo IV Period | US Southwest | 1300 | 1400 | ||
| Protohistoric Period | US Southwest | 1400 | 1540 | ||
| Early Pithouse (Mogollon) | US Southwest | 200 | 550 | ||
| Late Pithouse (Mogollon) | US Southwest | 550 | 1000 | ||
| Mogollon Pueblo Period | US Southwest | 1000 | 1450 | ||
| Classic Period (Mimbres) | US Southwest | 1000 | 1130 | ||
| Early Postclassic (Mimbres) | US Southwest | 1130 | 1300 | ||
| Late Postclassic (Mimbres) | US Southwest | 1300 | 1450 | ||
| Historic | US Southwest | 1540 | 1800 | ||
| Modern Period | US Southwest | 1800 | 2023 |