Cuicuilco

Cuicuilco appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 800 BCE to 250 CE, a span of 1,049 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Early town in the southern Basin of Mexico with a large circular stepped platform. Eruptions of the Xitle volcano buried it in lava, and its people moved north toward Teotihuacan.

See Cuicuilco on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 800 BCE to 250 CE
Duration: 1,049 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

500 BCE Monte Albán founded
32 BCE Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes
200 Pyramid of the Sun completed

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE
Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
Tikal (Mutal) c. 90 to 900 CE
El Mirador c. 600 BCE to 150 CE
Cholula c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE
Kaminaljuyu c. 800 BCE to 800 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Cuicuilco exist?

c. 800 BCE to 250 CE, about 1,049 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Cuicuilco?

Central and West Mexico, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.

What language did Cuicuilco speak?

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