Kintampo culture

Kintampo culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of West Africa coast and forest (North and West Africa) from c. 2500 to 1400 BCE, a span of 1,100 years. Its people spoke Niger-Congo languages (Mande, Yoruba, Akan, Fula, Wolof, Igbo (non-Bantu)).

Early farming and herding culture of central Ghana, with daub houses, polished stone tools and some of the first domestic goats and cattle in the forest margin.

See Kintampo culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2500 to 1400 BCE
Duration: 1,100 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

Neighbours in North and West Africa

Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE
Kingdom of Kerma c. 2500 to 1500 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt c. 2055 to 1650 BCE
Land of Punt c. 2500 to 980 BCE
Egyptian Nubia (Viceroyalty of Kush) c. 1500 to 1070 BCE
First Intermediate Period c. 2181 to 2055 BCE
Second Intermediate Period c. 1650 to 1550 BCE
Hyksos (Fifteenth Dynasty) c. 1650 to 1550 BCE

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
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Kintampo culture exist?

c. 2500 to 1400 BCE, about 1,100 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kintampo culture?

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

What language did Kintampo culture speak?

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