Tumulus culture

Tumulus culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Europe (Europe) from c. 1600 to 1200 BCE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Middle Bronze Age peoples of southern Germany and the Danube basin who buried their dead under earth mounds with bronze swords and ornaments.

See Tumulus culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1600 to 1200 BCE
Duration: 400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Central Europe, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Unetice culture c. 2300 to 1600 BCE

Became

Urnfield culture c. 1300 to 750 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

1600 BCE Thera eruption
1200 BCE Late Bronze Age collapse

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE
Mycenaean Greece c. 1600 to 1100 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Tumulus culture exist?

c. 1600 to 1200 BCE, about 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tumulus culture?

Central Europe, in Europe.

What language did Tumulus culture speak?

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

What came before Tumulus culture?

Unetice culture.

What came after Tumulus culture?

Urnfield culture.