West African yam and oil palm farmers

West African yam and oil palm farmers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of West Africa coast and forest (North and West Africa) from c. 1500 BCE to the present, a span of 3,524 years. Its people spoke Niger-Congo languages (Mande, Yoruba, Akan, Fula, Wolof, Igbo (non-Bantu)).

Kwa, Volta-Niger and Atlantic-speaking villagers who cleared the forest edge to grow yams, oil palm and later cassava, the base population of the Akan, Yoruba, Igbo and Wolof states.

See West African yam and oil palm farmers on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1500 BCE to the present
Duration: 3,524 years
Type: People or culture
Region: West Africa coast and forest, North and West Africa
Language family: Niger-Congo

Events in North and West Africa during its time

1470 BCE Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt
1346 BCE Akhenaten founds Amarna
814 BCE Founding of Carthage
728 BCE Piye conquers Egypt
500 BCE Iron smelting in West Africa
331 BCE Founding of Alexandria
146 BCE Destruction of Carthage
30 BCE Death of Cleopatra

Neighbours in North and West Africa

Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE
Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE
Mamluk Sultanate 1250 to 1517 CE
Fatimid Caliphate 909 to 1171 CE
Songhai Empire 1464 to 1591 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
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
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

Questions

When did West African yam and oil palm farmers exist?

c. 1500 BCE to the present, about 3,524 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was West African yam and oil palm farmers?

West Africa coast and forest, in North and West Africa.

What language did West African yam and oil palm farmers speak?

Niger-Congo. This family includes Mande, Yoruba, Akan, Fula, Wolof, Igbo (non-Bantu).