Copper Age Italy

Copper Age Italy appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Italy (Europe) from c. 3200 to 2200 BCE, a span of more than 1,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

The Remedello, Rinaldone and Gaudo groups, who buried warriors with copper daggers and halberds. Otzi the Iceman, who died in the Alps around 3300 BCE, carried a copper axe of this kind.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2200 BCE
Duration: more than 1,000 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Italy, 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 Copper Age Italy exist?

c. 3200 to 2200 BCE, about more than 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Copper Age Italy?

Italy, in Europe.

What language did Copper Age Italy speak?

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