Coles Creek culture
Coles Creek culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from 700 to 1200 CE, a span of 500 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.
Late Woodland culture of the Lower Mississippi valley in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi that followed Troyville. It built flat-topped platform mounds around central plazas, and by 1000 CE simple elite polities had begun to form.
See Coles Creek culture on the interactive timeline
On these timelines: Native American history timeline.
Facts
- Dates
- 700 to 1200 CE
- Duration
- 500 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Eastern Woodlands, North America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Coles Creek culture, Wikipedia: Plaquemine culture.
Became
Events in North America during its time
- Erik the Red settles Greenland
- Norse reach Vinland
- Cahokia grows into a city
Neighbours in North America
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Holy Roman Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Srivijaya
- Moche (Mochica)
- Khmer Empire
Questions
When did Coles Creek culture exist?
700 to 1200 CE, about 500 years.
Where was Coles Creek culture?
Eastern Woodlands, in North America.
What language did the people of Coles Creek culture speak?
It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.
What came after Coles Creek culture?
Plaquemine culture.