Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam)
Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Southern Cone (South America) from c. 1 CE to the present, a span of 2,024 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Guanaco hunters of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego who took up horses in the 1700s. Argentina's Conquest of the Desert and the Selk'nam killings of the 1880s and 1890s broke their independence.
See Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1 CE to the present
- Duration
- 2,024 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Southern Cone, South America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in South America during its time
- Nazca Lines drawn
- Wari and Tiwanaku expand
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
- Cabral lands in Brazil
- Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
- Orellana descends the Amazon
- Silver found at Potosí
- Execution of Tupac Amaru
Neighbours in South America
- Moche (Mochica)
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Peru
- Colombia
- Argentina
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Teotihuacan
Questions
When did Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam) exist?
c. 1 CE to the present, about 2,024 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam)?
Southern Cone, in South America.
What language did Patagonian peoples (Tehuelche, Selk'nam) speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.