Unetice culture

Unetice culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Europe (Europe) from c. 2300 to 1600 BCE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Early Bronze Age culture of Bohemia, Saxony and Silesia that traded tin and copper across Europe. The Nebra sky disc and the princely mound at Leubingen belong to it.

See Unetice culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2300 to 1600 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Central Europe, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Corded Ware culture c. 3000 to 2350 BCE

Became

Tumulus culture c. 1600 to 1200 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

1600 BCE Thera eruption

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
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 Unetice culture exist?

c. 2300 to 1600 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Unetice culture?

Central Europe, in Europe.

What language did Unetice culture speak?

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

What came before Unetice culture?

Corded Ware culture.

What came after Unetice culture?

Tumulus culture.