The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continent, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during the Early Modern period.
There were 5 main American Indian groups that lived in the Americas: the Shoshone, the Paiute, the Ute, the Bannock, and the Washoe along with many others scattered throughout.
