Maritime Archaic

Maritime Archaic appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Canada and the Subarctic (North America) from c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, a span of more than 2,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Sea hunters of Labrador, Newfoundland and the Gulf of Maine who built longhouses and burial mounds. The L'Anse Amour mound in Labrador is one of the oldest funeral monuments in North America.

See Maritime Archaic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1000 BCE
Duration: more than 2,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Canada and the Subarctic, 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
1600 BCE Poverty Point earthworks built

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Maritime Archaic exist?

c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, about more than 2,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Maritime Archaic?

Canada and the Subarctic, in North America.

What language did Maritime Archaic speak?

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