Uninhabited

Uninhabited appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Polynesia (Oceania) from c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE, a span of more than 4,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

No people lived anywhere in Polynesia until Lapita voyagers reached Tonga and Samoa around 850 BCE. Hawaii, Tahiti, the Marquesas and Rapa Nui stayed empty until about 1000 to 1200 CE.

See Uninhabited on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE
Duration: more than 4,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Polynesia, 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
1000 Polynesians settle East Polynesia

Neighbours in Oceania

Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 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
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

Questions

When did Uninhabited exist?

c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE, about more than 4,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Uninhabited?

Polynesia, in Oceania.

What language did Uninhabited speak?

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