Pampas and Patagonian Archaic hunters

Pampas and Patagonian Archaic hunters appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Southern Cone (South America) from c. 3200 to 500 BCE, a span of more than 2,700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Guanaco and rhea hunters of the pampas and Patagonian steppe who used bolas and left hand stencils on cave walls, as at the Cueva de las Manos in Santa Cruz.

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Facts

Dates

c. 3200 to 500 BCE

Duration

more than 2,700 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Southern Cone, 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
• 900 BCE Chavín de Huántar becomes a pilgrimage center

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
• Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

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