The Archaic Period Was Originally Conceived by Archaeologists as __________________

The Archaic Period was originally conceived by archaeologists as __________________.

A) the brief period in which Paleoindians made bronze tools
B) the name for the segment of time when the first Paleoindians existed in North America
C) the long period of hunting and gathering between the Paleoindian period and the advent of agriculture and pottery production
D) a brief period of extremely rapid development in which large, permanent settlements were built