Landmark Americas archaeological
L'Anse aux Meadows
1000 CE – 1020 CE · 20 years
Only confirmed Norse settlement in North America, proving Viking exploration of the New World five centuries before Columbus
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Elsewhere in Americas at the time
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Landmark · Americas
Uxmal
500 CE – 1000 CE
Polity · Americas
Maya chiefdoms and states
2000 BCE – 1521 CETrade route · Americas
Mesoamerican Trade Network
1200 BCE – 1521 CEConflict · Americas
Wari Imperial Expansion
600 CE – 1000 CE.jpeg/500px-Canyon_River_Tree_(165872763).jpeg)
Landmark · Americas
Grand Canyon
3000 BCE – still standingPolity · Americas
Tiahuanaco Empire
Attested 600 CE – 1200 CETrade route · Americas
Polynesian Eastward Voyaging
700 CE – 1300 CEConflict · Americas
Chichén Itzá Rise and Terminal Classic Collapse
800 CE – 1000 CEDated moments inside this span
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Image credits4 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- L'Anse aux MeadowsDylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada · CC BY 2.0
- UxmalSybz · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maya civilizationKmusser · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grand CanyonLennart Sikkema · CC BY 3.0
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