Tlatilco culture

Tlatilco culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1200 to 400 BCE, a span of 800 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Farming villages on the shores of Lake Texcoco, known from hundreds of graves filled with clay figurines of women and pottery bearing Olmec-style designs.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1200 to 400 BCE
Duration: 800 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

1200 BCE San Lorenzo rises as the first Olmec center
500 BCE Monte Albán founded

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
El Mirador c. 600 BCE to 150 CE
Kaminaljuyu c. 800 BCE to 800 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Tlatilco culture exist?

c. 1200 to 400 BCE, about 800 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tlatilco culture?

Central and West Mexico, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.

What language did Tlatilco culture speak?

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