Maqiao culture

Maqiao culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of South China and Taiwan (East Asia) from c. 1900 to 1200 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 farmers of the lower Yangtze and Lake Tai who followed Liangzhu after a long decline, making stamped pottery and early proto-porcelain.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1900 to 1200 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: South China and Taiwan, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Liangzhu culture c. 3200 to 2300 BCE

Events in East Asia during its time

1250 BCE Oracle bone writing at Anyang

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
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 Maqiao culture exist?

c. 1900 to 1200 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Maqiao culture?

South China and Taiwan, in East Asia.

What language did Maqiao culture speak?

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

What came before Maqiao culture?

Liangzhu culture.