Watson Brake mounds
Watson Brake mounds appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 3200 to 2800 BCE, a span of more than 400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
An oval ring of eleven earth mounds in northern Louisiana, built by foragers around 3500 BCE. It is the oldest known mound complex in the Americas.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 2800 BCE
- Duration
- more than 400 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Eastern Woodlands, North America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Watson Brake mounds exist?
c. 3200 to 2800 BCE, about more than 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Watson Brake mounds?
Eastern Woodlands, in North America.
What language did Watson Brake mounds speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.