The Basketmaker III period (500 to 750Â CE) also called the "Modified Basketmaker" period, was the third period in which ancient Pueblo people were cultivating food, began making pottery and living in more sophisticated clusters of pit-house dwellings. Hunting was easier with the adoption of the bow and arrow.
The Basketmaker III period is preceded by the Late Basketmaker II period, and is followed by the Pueblo I period.
The Late Basketmaker II period (AD 50 to 500) was a cultural period of Ancient Pueblo People when people began living in pit-houses, raised maize and squash, and were proficient basket makers and weavers. They also hunted game and gathered wild foods, such as pinyon nuts.
The Early and Late Basketmaker II periods (Pecos Classification) are often described as one "Basketmaker period". It is preceded by the Early Basketmaker II period, and is followed by the Basketmaker III period.