Fort Walton culture

Fort Walton culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 1200 to 1500 CE, a span of 300 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.

Late prehistoric culture of southeastern North America, defined by pottery tempered with sand, grit or grog. Lake Jackson Mounds in Leon County is its largest known ceremonial centre, and the Fort Walton and later Leon-Jefferson peoples are the direct ancestors of the Apalachee.

See Fort Walton culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1200 to 1500 CE
Duration: 300 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: Fort Walton culture.

Events in North America during its time

1276 The Great Drought
1497 John Cabot reaches Newfoundland

Neighbours in North America

Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1600 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe

Questions

When did Fort Walton culture exist?

c. 1200 to 1500 CE, about 300 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Fort Walton culture?

Eastern Woodlands, in North America.

What language did the people of Fort Walton culture speak?

It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.