Foragers of Xinjiang

Foragers of Xinjiang appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, a span of more than 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Small bands of hunter-gatherers around the oases and mountain valleys of the Tarim and Dzungaria, known from scattered stone tools before herders arrived.

See Foragers of Xinjiang on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2500 BCE
Duration: more than 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Chemurchek culture c. 2750 to 1900 BCE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

3500 BCE Horses tamed at Botai

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Foragers of Xinjiang exist?

c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, about more than 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Foragers of Xinjiang?

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Foragers of Xinjiang speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.

What came after Foragers of Xinjiang?

Chemurchek culture.