Timeline of Mimbres Pottery
| A.D. 100 | -Hunting and gathering peoples of Mimbres valley use gourds and baskets as containers |
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| Early Pithouse Period A.D. 200-550 |
-Plain brown, gourd shaped vessels using basic coiling technique are made for utility purposes -First permanent villages develop -Increase in population |
| Late Pithouse Period A.D. 550-1000 |
-Perfection of red burnished bowls |
| A.D. 650 | -First painted bowlsStyle I: First Black-on-white bowls |
| A.D. 750-900 | -Repeating geometric patterns covering the entire interior of the bowls |
| A.D. 800 | -Figural designs depicting animals first appear -Emphasis on negative space and radial division of designs Style II: Black-on-white bowls |
| A.D. 900-1000 | Increased artistic precision of painted bowls -Fine lines and hatch marks found on bowl rims -Population continues to increaseStyle III: Classic Black-on-white |
| A.D. 1000-1150 | -Bowls are decorated with detailed animal and human figures surrounded by geometric rim designs -Population reaches 5000 people |
| A.D. 1100 | -Mimbres pottery no longer produced |
| A.D. 1150 | -Dispersal of Mimbres people and culture |
| A.D. 1200 | -Post-Mimbres villages established |
| A.D. 1450 | -Mimbres valley abandoned |