Barrancoid culture

Barrancoid culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Amazon and Guianas (South America) from c. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE, a span of 1,999 years. Its people spoke Arawakan languages (Taino, Arawak).

Manioc farmers of the lower Orinoco named after the site of Barrancas in Venezuela, known for modelled and incised pottery. Their trade links reached Trinidad and the Guianas coast.

See Barrancoid culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE
Duration: 1,999 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Amazon and Guianas, South America
Language family: Arawakan

Events in South America during its time

900 BCE Chavín de Huántar becomes a pilgrimage center
100 Nazca Lines drawn
600 Wari and Tiwanaku expand

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
Chimú kingdom (Chimor) c. 900 to 1470 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE
Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 CE
Chincha kingdom c. 1000 to 1476 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Questions

When did Barrancoid culture exist?

c. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE, about 1,999 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Barrancoid culture?

Amazon and Guianas, in South America.

What language did Barrancoid culture speak?

Arawakan. This family includes Taino, Arawak.