La Quemada
La Quemada appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 500 to 900 CE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Fortified hilltop city in Zacatecas with a Hall of Columns, terraces and roads. Burned human bones found there suggest warfare or display of enemy dead before it was burned and abandoned.
See La Quemada on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 500 to 900 CE
- Duration
- 400 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Northern Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Tikal defeats Calakmul
- Classic Maya collapse
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Teotihuacan
- Zapotec state (Monte Albán)
- Tikal (Mutal)
- Mixtec kingdoms
- Kaan kingdom (Calakmul)
- Chichen Itza
- Toltec state (Tula)
- Cholula
- Kaminaljuyu
- Zapotec city-states (Zaachila, Mitla)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Moche (Mochica)
- Khmer Empire
- Tiwanaku
Questions
When did La Quemada exist?
c. 500 to 900 CE, about 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was La Quemada?
Northern Mexico, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.
What language did La Quemada speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.