The name Archaic Period is given by archaeologists to the earliest periods of a culture. In particular, it may refer to:

• the Archaic period in the Americas (8000 BC–1000 BC)
• the Archaic period in Greece (750 BC–480 BC)
• the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (3100 BC–2600 BC)

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