Hopewell tradition

Hopewell tradition appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 100 BCE to 500 CE, a span of 599 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

A network of Ohio and Illinois communities that built vast geometric earthworks and traded obsidian from Wyoming, shells from the Gulf and mica from the Appalachians.

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Facts

Dates: c. 100 BCE to 500 CE
Duration: 599 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Eastern Woodlands, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Adena culture c. 500 BCE to 100 CE

Events in North America during its time

100 Hopewell exchange network at its height

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Hopewell tradition exist?

c. 100 BCE to 500 CE, about 599 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Hopewell tradition?

Eastern Woodlands, in North America.

What language did Hopewell tradition speak?

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

What came before Hopewell tradition?

Adena culture.