Basketmaker III Era

Ancestral Puebloan periods
Archaic–Early Basketmaker Era 7000–1500 BCE
Early Basketmaker II Era 1500 BCE–50 CE
Late Basketmaker II Era 50–500
Basketmaker III Era 500–750
Pueblo I Period 750–900
Pueblo II Period 900–1150
Pueblo III Period 1150–1350
Pueblo IV Period 1350–1600
Pueblo V Period 1600–present

The Basketmaker III Era (500 to 750 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 Era is preceded by the Late Basketmaker II Era, and is followed by the Pueblo I Era.