Cycladic culture

Cycladic culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Balkans and Greece (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).

Islanders of the Cyclades who carved white marble figurines and traded obsidian from Melos across the Aegean in longboats.

See Cycladic culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

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

Events in Europe during its time

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 Cycladic 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 Cycladic culture?

Balkans and Greece, in Europe.

What language did Cycladic culture speak?

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