Northern Andean Archaic peoples

Northern Andean Archaic peoples appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 3200 to 1500 BCE, a span of more than 1,700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Foragers and early cultivators of Colombia and Ecuador. At San Jacinto and Puerto Hormiga in the Colombian Caribbean lowlands they made some of the oldest pottery in the Americas, from about 4000 BCE.

See Northern Andean Archaic peoples on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1500 BCE
Duration: more than 1,700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Northern Andes, 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
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 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 Northern Andean Archaic peoples exist?

c. 3200 to 1500 BCE, about more than 1,700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Northern Andean Archaic peoples?

Northern Andes, in South America.

What language did Northern Andean Archaic peoples speak?

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