Mimbres

Mimbres appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Southwest and Great Basin (North America) from c. 1000 to 1130 CE, a span of 130 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Branch of the Mogollon in the Mimbres valley of New Mexico. Its black-on-white bowls, painted with fish, birds and people, were buried with the dead after being pierced.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1000 to 1130 CE
Duration: 130 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Southwest and Great Basin, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

1000 Norse reach Vinland
1050 Cahokia grows into a city

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
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Mimbres exist?

c. 1000 to 1130 CE, about 130 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Mimbres?

Southwest and Great Basin, in North America.

What language did Mimbres speak?

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