Qijia culture

Qijia culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tibet and the west (East Asia) from c. 2200 to 1600 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Farmers and herders of Gansu and Qinghai who made some of the earliest copper and bronze objects in China, probably learned from steppe neighbors. The Lajia site preserves a bowl of millet noodles buried by an earthquake.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2200 to 1600 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Tibet and the west, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Majiayao culture c. 3200 to 2000 BCE

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
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Qijia culture exist?

c. 2200 to 1600 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Qijia culture?

Tibet and the west, in East Asia.

What language did Qijia culture speak?

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

What came before Qijia culture?

Majiayao culture.