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In the classification of thearchaeology of the Americas, thePost-Classic stage is a term applied to somepre-Columbian cultures, typically ending with local contact with Europeans. This stage is the fifth of fivearchaeological stages posited byGordon Willey andPhilip Phillips' 1958 bookMethod and Theory in American Archaeology.[1]
Cultures of the Post-Classic Stage are defined distinctly by possessing developedmetallurgy. Social organization is supposed to involve complexurbanism andmilitarism. Ideologically, Post-Classic cultures are described as showing a tendency towards thesecularization of society.[2]
Post-classic Mesoamerica runs from about 900 to 1519 AD, and includes the following cultures:Aztec,Tarascans,Mixtec,Totonac,Pipil,Itzá,Kowoj,K'iche',Kaqchikel,Poqomam,Mam.
In theNorth American chronology, the "Post-Classic Stage" followed the Classic stage in certain areas, and typically dates from around AD 1200 to modern times.[3]
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