Archaic maize farmers

Archaic maize farmers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 3200 to 1200 BCE, a span of more than 2,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Seasonal foragers of the Tehuacán Valley and the Balsas basin who slowly turned teosinte into maize, alongside squash, beans and chile. Settled villages appeared only after about 1800 BCE.

See Archaic maize farmers on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1200 BCE
Duration: more than 2,000 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

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1200 BCE San Lorenzo rises as the first Olmec center

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
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
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Archaic maize farmers exist?

c. 3200 to 1200 BCE, about more than 2,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Archaic maize farmers?

Central and West Mexico, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.

What language did Archaic maize farmers speak?

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