Comb Ceramic culture

Comb Ceramic culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) from c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, a span of more than 1,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Pottery-making hunter-gatherers of Finland, Karelia and Estonia, named for the comb-stamped decoration on their vessels. They lived by elk hunting, sealing and fishing.

See Comb Ceramic culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2000 BCE
Duration: more than 1,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Scandinavia and the Baltic, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Europe during its time

3300 BCE Otzi the Iceman dies in the Alps
3000 BCE Stonehenge begun

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Comb Ceramic culture exist?

c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, about more than 1,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Comb Ceramic culture?

Scandinavia and the Baltic, in Europe.

What language did Comb Ceramic culture speak?

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