Kuk Swamp agriculture

Kuk Swamp agriculture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of New Guinea and Melanesia (Oceania) from c. 3200 to 500 BCE, a span of more than 2,700 years. Its people spoke Papuan languages (Trans-New Guinea and other Papuan families).

Drained gardens at Kuk Swamp in the Wahgi valley show taro and banana cultivation from about 7000 BCE and ditch systems by 2000 BCE, making New Guinea one of the world's independent centres of farming.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 500 BCE
Duration: more than 2,700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: New Guinea and Melanesia, Oceania
Language family: Papuan

Events in Oceania during its time

1500 BCE Seafarers settle the Marianas
1500 BCE Dingoes reach Australia
1000 BCE Lapita voyagers settle Vanuatu and Fiji
850 BCE First settlers reach Tonga

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Kuk Swamp agriculture exist?

c. 3200 to 500 BCE, about more than 2,700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kuk Swamp agriculture?

New Guinea and Melanesia, in Oceania.

What language did Kuk Swamp agriculture speak?

Papuan. This family includes Trans-New Guinea and other Papuan families.