Uninhabited

Uninhabited appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Micronesia (Oceania) from c. 3200 to 100 BCE, a span of more than 3,100 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Micronesia had no people until seafarers reached the Marianas around 1500 BCE, one of the longest open-sea crossings of the ancient world. The Carolines and Marshalls stayed empty until about 2,000 years ago.

See Uninhabited on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 100 BCE
Duration: more than 3,100 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Micronesia, Oceania
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

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
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
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
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Uninhabited exist?

c. 3200 to 100 BCE, about more than 3,100 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Uninhabited?

Micronesia, in Oceania.

What language did Uninhabited speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.