Poverty Point culture

Poverty Point culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 1700 to 1100 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Hunter-gatherers of the lower Mississippi who built six concentric earth ridges and huge mounds in northeast Louisiana. They traded copper, galena and stone from across the continent.

See Poverty Point culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1700 to 1100 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Eastern Woodlands, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

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
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

Questions

When did Poverty Point culture exist?

c. 1700 to 1100 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Poverty Point culture?

Eastern Woodlands, in North America.

What language did Poverty Point culture speak?

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