Xiaohe culture

Xiaohe culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) from c. 2000 to 1300 BCE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Bronze Age herders and farmers of the Tarim whose desert cemeteries preserved the Tarim mummies, buried in boat-shaped coffins. Ancient DNA shows a local population descended from ancient North Eurasians.

See Xiaohe culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 1300 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

2000 BCE First spoke-wheeled chariots

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Xiaohe culture exist?

c. 2000 to 1300 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Xiaohe culture?

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Xiaohe culture speak?

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