Post-Classic stage

In the classification of Archaeological cultures of North America, the Post-Classic Stage is a archaeological term applied to theoretical North and Meso-American societies that existed between 1200 CE and local contact with Europeans. This stage is the fifth of five stages posited by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips' 1958 book Method and Theory in American Archaeology. Examples of cultures considered to be Post-Classic include the Aztecs and the late Maya. The "Post-Classic Stage" followed the Classic stage and typically dates from AD 1200 to modern times.

Post-Classic stage

In the classification of Archaeological cultures of North America, the Post-Classic Stage is a archaeological term applied to theoretical North and Meso-American societies that existed between 1200 CE and local contact with Europeans. This stage is the fifth of five stages posited by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips' 1958 book Method and Theory in American Archaeology. Examples of cultures considered to be Post-Classic include the Aztecs and the late Maya. The "Post-Classic Stage" followed the Classic stage and typically dates from AD 1200 to modern times.