Plains Woodland cultures

Plains Woodland cultures appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Great Plains (North America) from c. 500 BCE to 900 CE, a span of 1,399 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Eastern plains peoples who adopted pottery, burial mounds and small gardens from the Woodland cultures to the east, while still relying on bison and wild plants.

See Plains Woodland cultures on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 500 BCE to 900 CE
Duration: 1,399 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Great Plains, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

100 Hopewell exchange network at its height

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
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
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Questions

When did Plains Woodland cultures exist?

c. 500 BCE to 900 CE, about 1,399 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Plains Woodland cultures?

Great Plains, in North America.

What language did Plains Woodland cultures speak?

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