Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast

Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Peruvian Coast (South America) from c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, a span of more than 1,400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Villages of the desert coast that lived on anchovies, shellfish and sea lions and grew cotton for nets and gourds for floats, as at Huaca Prieta in the Chicama valley.

See Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1800 BCE
Duration: more than 1,400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Peruvian Coast, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

3300 BCE Earliest known use of cacao
2600 BCE Caral builds the first cities of the Americas

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast exist?

c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, about more than 1,400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast?

Peruvian Coast, in South America.

What language did Archaic fishing villages of the Peruvian coast speak?

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