Xindian culture
Xindian culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Tibet and the west (East Asia) from c. 1500 to 1000 BCE, a span of 500 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.
Bronze Age farmers of the Tao and Daxia river valleys in Gansu and the Huangshui basin in Qinghai, who bred pigs and cattle and smelted copper. Its pottery shows cultural continuity with the earlier Qijia culture, although the two are reported as genetically unrelated.
See Xindian culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1500 to 1000 BCE
- Duration
- 500 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Tibet and the west, East Asia
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Xindian culture.
Events in East Asia during its time
- Oracle bone writing at Anyang
- Battle of Muye
Neighbours in East Asia
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Xindian culture exist?
c. 1500 to 1000 BCE, about 500 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Xindian culture?
Tibet and the west, in East Asia.
What language did the people of Xindian culture speak?
It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.