Machalilla culture

Machalilla culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 1800 to 1100 BCE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Successors of Valdivia on the Ecuadorian coast who made some of the earliest stirrup-spout bottles, a vessel form later used across the Andes.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1800 to 1100 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Northern Andes, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Valdivia culture c. 3200 to 1800 BCE

Became

Chorrera culture c. 1300 to 300 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Machalilla culture exist?

c. 1800 to 1100 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Machalilla culture?

Northern Andes, in South America.

What language did Machalilla culture speak?

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

What came before Machalilla culture?

Valdivia culture.

What came after Machalilla culture?

Chorrera culture.