Izapa

Izapa appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Maya Lowlands and Highlands (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 600 BCE to 100 CE, a span of 699 years. Its people spoke Mixe-Zoque languages (Olmec (probable), Epi-Olmec).

Ceremonial center near the Pacific coast of Chiapas with over 80 carved stelae showing myths that later appear in the Maya Popol Vuh.

See Izapa on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 600 BCE to 100 CE
Duration: 699 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Maya Lowlands and Highlands, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Language family: Mixe-Zoque

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

500 BCE Monte Albán founded
32 BCE Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes

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
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Izapa exist?

c. 600 BCE to 100 CE, about 699 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Izapa?

Maya Lowlands and Highlands, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.

What language did Izapa speak?

Mixe-Zoque. This family includes Olmec (probable), Epi-Olmec.