Jeulmun pottery period

Jeulmun pottery period appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Korea (East Asia) from c. 3200 to 1500 BCE, a span of more than 1,700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Fishers, shellfish gatherers and early millet farmers of Korea who made comb-patterned pottery and left large shell middens along the coasts.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1500 BCE
Duration: more than 1,700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Korea, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Mumun pottery period c. 1500 to 300 BCE

Events in East Asia during its time

3100 BCE Liangzhu builds flood dams

Neighbours in East Asia

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE

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
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Jeulmun pottery period exist?

c. 3200 to 1500 BCE, about more than 1,700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Jeulmun pottery period?

Korea, in East Asia.

What language did Jeulmun pottery period speak?

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

What came after Jeulmun pottery period?

Mumun pottery period.