Laurel complex

Laurel complex appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Canada and the Subarctic (North America) from c. 500 BCE to 1000 CE, a span of 1,499 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

The first pottery makers of the northern forest, living around Lake Superior, Rainy River and Manitoba. They built burial mounds such as Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung on the Rainy River.

See Laurel complex on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 500 BCE to 1000 CE
Duration: 1,499 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Canada and the Subarctic, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

100 Hopewell exchange network at its height
985 Erik the Red settles Greenland
1000 Norse reach Vinland

Neighbours in North America

Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE
Vinland (L'Anse aux Meadows) c. 1000 to 1020 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
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Laurel complex exist?

c. 500 BCE to 1000 CE, about 1,499 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Laurel complex?

Canada and the Subarctic, in North America.

What language did Laurel complex speak?

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