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American Indians had wide trade networks, seasonal farming and crop rotation, complex government, animal husbandry, fashion, art and relaxation, spare time....pretty much everything they needed for civilization. What they didn't have was Iron. The South American empires had some pretty advanced metallurgy, including bronzes and advanced alloys. Just no iron.
They also had war, slavery and cannibalism. They were no more "noble" or enlightened than any society.
They definitely had some technology but honestly the things you listed.... were not that far off from stone age as people often act. People often underestimate just how much early people actually could do or had with technology. I mean really a lot of what is listed isn't actually far off, if not the same, as what other civilizations over 4 thousand years ago had and it lots of areas they were behind them, and we are talking just a few hundred years ago for them. In areas that would have had nothing reasonable to do with iron too. That doesn't mean they didn't have some strong advancements of course.... but honestly that is a pretty bland list when you actually compare it to other places in history.
I think when people call them stone age though it does underrepresent their technology. Not because it is an inaccurate statement, but just some of the false connotations people have with stone age = brain dead cave men scared of fire type stuff.
The north American Indians also lacked any viable livestock or beats of burden.
They did have and use dogs as beasts of burden, so that's not too far off.
Yea I've heard that too, but that's not something I would consider as viable. AFAIK they used them to haul some things (like sled dogs do), but they really can't hold a candle to things like horses and oxen.