Basketmaker III

Basketmaker III refers to a cultural period around 500 AD to 700 AD in the American Southwest, marking a phase in the development of ancestral Puebloan people. During this time, they produced distinctive decorated baskets, refined pottery, and advanced farming techniques like dryland agriculture. They built small villages with multi-room structures and began to use more sophisticated tools and textiles. This era represents a transition from earlier, hunter-gatherer lifestyles to more settled, agricultural communities, laying important groundwork for the development of later Pueblo cultures.