page_title: Early Basketmaker II Era
hierarchical_section_title: Early Basketmaker II Era
context_page_description: The Early Basketmaker II Era was the first Post-Archaic cultural period of Ancient Pueblo People. The era began with the cultivation of maize in the northern American southwest, although there was not a dependence upon agriculture until about 500 BC.
context_section_description: The Early Basketmaker II Era (1500 BC – AD 50) was the first Post-Archaic cultural period of Ancient Pueblo People. The era began with the cultivation of maize in the northern American southwest, although there was not a dependence upon agriculture until about 500 BC.
caption: Map of Ancient Pueblo People in the American Southwest and Mexico