El Molle culture

El Molle culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Southern Cone (South America) from c. 1 to 700 CE, a span of 699 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

The first potters and farmers of the semi-arid valleys of north-central Chile, such as the Elqui and Limarí, known for lip plugs and petroglyphs.

See El Molle culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1 to 700 CE
Duration: 699 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Southern Cone, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

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
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 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
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
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe

Questions

When did El Molle culture exist?

c. 1 to 700 CE, about 699 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was El Molle culture?

Southern Cone, in South America.

What language did El Molle culture speak?

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