Narva culture

Narva culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) from c. 3200 to 1750 BCE, a span of more than 1,450 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Forest and lakeside foragers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania who made pottery and traded amber. Farming spread among them slowly during the third millennium BCE.

See Narva culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1750 BCE
Duration: more than 1,450 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
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Narva culture exist?

c. 3200 to 1750 BCE, about more than 1,450 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Narva culture?

Scandinavia and the Baltic, in Europe.

What language did Narva culture speak?

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