Pukara culture

Pukara culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Andean Highlands (South America) from c. 400 BCE to 300 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 large center of the northern Titicaca basin, with stepped stone platforms, sunken courts and carved stelae. Its styles shaped the later art of Tiwanaku.

See Pukara culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 400 BCE to 300 CE
Duration: 699 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Central Andean Highlands, 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

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

Questions

When did Pukara culture exist?

c. 400 BCE to 300 CE, about 699 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Pukara culture?

Central Andean Highlands, in South America.

What language did Pukara culture speak?

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