Majiayao culture

Majiayao culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tibet and the west (East Asia) from c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, a span of more than 1,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Millet farmers of the upper Yellow River in Gansu and Qinghai, famous for pottery painted with spirals and dancing figures. Its people may have spoken early Sino-Tibetan languages.

See Majiayao culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2000 BCE
Duration: more than 1,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Tibet and the west, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Qijia culture c. 2200 to 1600 BCE

Events in East Asia during its time

3100 BCE Liangzhu builds flood dams

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
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Majiayao culture exist?

c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, about more than 1,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Majiayao culture?

Tibet and the west, in East Asia.

What language did Majiayao culture speak?

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

What came after Majiayao culture?

Qijia culture.