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Baodun culture

Baodun culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of South China and Taiwan (East Asia) from c. 2700 to 1700 BCE, a span of 1,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Rice farmers of the Chengdu plain in Sichuan who built walled towns of rammed earth, forerunners of the Sanxingdui civilization.

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Facts

Dates
c. 2700 to 1700 BCE
Duration
1,000 years
Type
People or culture
Region
South China and Taiwan, East Asia
Language family
Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Questions

When did Baodun culture exist?

c. 2700 to 1700 BCE, about 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Baodun culture?

South China and Taiwan, in East Asia.

What language did Baodun culture speak?

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

What came after Baodun culture?

Sanxingdui culture.