Tierradentro culture

Tierradentro culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 600 to 900 CE, a span of 300 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Farmers of the Cauca highlands who dug underground tombs reached by spiral stairs and painted them with red and black geometric designs.

See Tierradentro culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 600 to 900 CE
Duration: 300 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Northern Andes, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

600 Wari and Tiwanaku expand

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
Chimú kingdom (Chimor) c. 900 to 1470 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE
Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia

Questions

When did Tierradentro culture exist?

c. 600 to 900 CE, about 300 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tierradentro culture?

Northern Andes, in South America.

What language did Tierradentro culture speak?

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