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Early Mogollon

Early and Late Pithouse Periods

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Relative Time Period: The Early Mogollon tradition was preceded by the Picosa tradition and followed by the Late Mogollon tradition.

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Lekson, S. (2001). Early Mogollon. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0523-5_13

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