Thule culture
Thule culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Arctic and Greenland (North America) from c. 1000 to 1600 CE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).
Ancestors of the Inuit who left Alaska around 1200 with dog sleds, umiaks and bowhead whaling gear and crossed the whole Arctic to Greenland within about a century, replacing the Dorset.
See Thule culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 to 1600 CE
- Duration
- 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Arctic and Greenland, North America
- Language family
- Eskimo-Aleut
Came from
Became
Events in North America during its time
- Norse reach Vinland
- Cahokia grows into a city
- The Great Drought
- John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
- De Soto and Coronado expeditions
Neighbours in North America
- New France
- Norse Greenland
- Vinland (L'Anse aux Meadows)
- Spanish Florida
- Santa Fe de Nuevo México
- Roanoke Colony
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Thule culture exist?
c. 1000 to 1600 CE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Thule culture?
Arctic and Greenland, in North America.
What language did Thule culture speak?
Eskimo-Aleut. This family includes Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo).
What came before Thule culture?
Birnirk culture.
What came after Thule culture?
Inuit peoples.