Tumaco-La Tolita culture

Tumaco-La Tolita culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 600 BCE to 400 CE, a span of 999 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Coastal society of the Ecuador and Colombia border whose goldsmiths were the first in the world to work platinum, sintering it with gold. Its ceremonial center stood on La Tolita island.

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Facts

Dates: c. 600 BCE to 400 CE
Duration: 999 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Northern Andes, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

100 Nazca Lines drawn

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Tumaco-La Tolita culture exist?

c. 600 BCE to 400 CE, about 999 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tumaco-La Tolita culture?

Northern Andes, in South America.

What language did Tumaco-La Tolita culture speak?

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