Cotofeni culture

Cotofeni culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Balkans and Greece (Europe) from c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, a span of more than 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Copper Age herders and farmers of Romania and Serbia who settled caves and hilltops along the Danube and the Carpathians.

See Cotofeni culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2500 BCE
Duration: more than 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Balkans and Greece, 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

Questions

When did Cotofeni culture exist?

c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, about more than 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Cotofeni culture?

Balkans and Greece, in Europe.

What language did Cotofeni culture speak?

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