Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau

Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tibet and the west (East Asia) from c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, a span of more than 2,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Millet and barley farmers and herders of the high valleys, known from the Karuo site near Chamdo and later Qugong near Lhasa, who adapted to life above 3,000 meters.

See Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1000 BCE
Duration: more than 2,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Tibet and the west, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in East Asia during its time

3100 BCE Liangzhu builds flood dams
1250 BCE Oracle bone writing at Anyang
1046 BCE Battle of Muye

Neighbours in East Asia

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE
Chu c. 1030 to 223 BCE
Western Zhou 1046 to 771 BCE
Shu kingdom (Jinsha) c. 1150 to 316 BCE
Qi c. 1046 to 221 BCE
Yan c. 1046 to 222 BCE
Lu c. 1042 to 249 BCE
Jin (Zhou state) c. 1033 to 376 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
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau exist?

c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, about more than 2,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau?

Tibet and the west, in East Asia.

What language did Neolithic farmers of the Tibetan plateau speak?

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