Early farmers of the northern deserts

Early farmers of the northern deserts appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1500 BCE to 700 CE, a span of 2,199 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Maize spread north through Sonora and Chihuahua by about 2000 BCE. Around 1250 BCE people at Cerro Juanaqueña in Chihuahua built hundreds of stone terraces on a hillside.

See Early farmers of the northern deserts on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1500 BCE to 700 CE

Duration

2,199 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Northern Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 1200 BCE San Lorenzo rises as the first Olmec center
• 500 BCE Monte Albán founded
• 32 BCE Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes
• 200 Pyramid of the Sun completed
• 378 Teotihuacan intervenes at Tikal
• 695 Tikal defeats Calakmul

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
• Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) c. 400 to 900 CE
• Cholula c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE
• Kaminaljuyu c. 800 BCE to 800 CE
• El Tajín (Classic Veracruz) c. 600 to 1200 CE
• Caracol 331 to 859 CE
• Copan 426 to 822 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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