Independence I culture

Independence I culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Arctic and Greenland (North America) from c. 2400 to 1800 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).

Musk ox hunters of Peary Land and Ellesmere Island, the northernmost people in the world at the time. They lived in tents with central box hearths and probably had no lamps.

See Independence I culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2400 to 1800 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Arctic and Greenland, North America
Language family: Eskimo-Aleut

Came from

Arctic Small Tool tradition c. 2500 to 800 BCE

Events in North America during its time

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 Independence I culture exist?

c. 2400 to 1800 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Independence I culture?

Arctic and Greenland, in North America.

What language did Independence I culture speak?

Eskimo-Aleut. This family includes Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo).

What came before Independence I culture?

Arctic Small Tool tradition.