Pre-Latte Chamorro

Pre-Latte Chamorro appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Micronesia (Oceania) from c. 1500 BCE to 900 CE, a span of 2,399 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

The first settlers of the Marianas, probably from the Philippines, made red-slipped pottery with lime-filled designs and later grew rice, a crop found nowhere else in Remote Oceania.

See Pre-Latte Chamorro on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1500 BCE to 900 CE
Duration: 2,399 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Micronesia, Oceania
Language family: Austronesian

Became

Latte period Chamorro c. 900 to 1668 CE

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
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
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
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Pre-Latte Chamorro exist?

c. 1500 BCE to 900 CE, about 2,399 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Pre-Latte Chamorro?

Micronesia, in Oceania.

What language did Pre-Latte Chamorro speak?

Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.

What came after Pre-Latte Chamorro?

Latte period Chamorro.