Sanxingdui culture
Sanxingdui culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of South China and Taiwan (East Asia) from c. 1700 to 1150 BCE, a span of 550 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
A Bronze Age kingdom of the Chengdu plain whose sacrificial pits held bronze masks with protruding eyes, a life-size standing figure and bronze trees. It had no known writing and its culture differed sharply from the Shang.
See Sanxingdui culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1700 to 1150 BCE
- Duration
- 550 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- South China and Taiwan, East Asia
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Came from
Became
Events in East Asia during its time
- Oracle bone writing at Anyang
Neighbours in East Asia
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Sanxingdui culture exist?
c. 1700 to 1150 BCE, about 550 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Sanxingdui culture?
South China and Taiwan, in East Asia.
What language did Sanxingdui culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.
What came before Sanxingdui culture?
Baodun culture.
What came after Sanxingdui culture?
Shu kingdom (Jinsha).