Santarém culture (Tapajó)
Santarém culture (Tapajó) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Amazon and Guianas (South America) from c. 1000 to 1650 CE, a span of 650 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Dense chiefdom at the meeting of the Tapajós and Amazon rivers, known for ornate caryatid vessels and dark fertile soils. Portuguese slaving raids in the 1600s destroyed it.
See Santarém culture (Tapajó) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 to 1650 CE
- Duration
- 650 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Amazon and Guianas, South America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in South America during its time
- 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
- Battle of Curalaba
Neighbours in South America
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Chincha kingdom
- Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca)
- Captaincy General of Chile
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Santarém culture (Tapajó) exist?
c. 1000 to 1650 CE, about 650 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Santarém culture (Tapajó)?
Amazon and Guianas, in South America.
What language did Santarém culture (Tapajó) speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.