Early Pacific period cultures

Early Pacific period cultures appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Pacific Coast and California (North America) from c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, a span of more than 1,400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Fishers and shellfish gatherers of the Northwest Coast who began storing salmon and leaving large shell middens along the Strait of Georgia and the Fraser River.

See Early Pacific period cultures on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1800 BCE
Duration: more than 1,400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Pacific Coast and California, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

2500 BCE Paleo-Eskimos settle the eastern Arctic
2100 BCE Maize reaches the Southwest

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Early Pacific period cultures exist?

c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, about more than 1,400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Early Pacific period cultures?

Pacific Coast and California, in North America.

What language did Early Pacific period cultures speak?

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