Wessex culture

Wessex culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of British Isles (Europe) from c. 2000 to 1400 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Early Bronze Age chiefs of southern England buried with gold, amber and bronze daggers in barrows around Stonehenge, such as Bush Barrow.

See Wessex culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 1400 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: British Isles, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

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
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 Wessex culture exist?

c. 2000 to 1400 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Wessex culture?

British Isles, in Europe.

What language did Wessex culture speak?

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