Upano valley settlements

Upano valley settlements appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Amazon and Guianas (South America) from c. 500 BCE to 600 CE, a span of 1,099 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Garden cities in the Ecuadorian Amazon below the Sangay volcano. Lidar survey published in 2024 revealed thousands of earth platforms joined by long straight roads.

See Upano valley settlements on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 500 BCE to 600 CE
Duration: 1,099 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Amazon and Guianas, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South America during its time

100 Nazca Lines drawn
600 Wari and Tiwanaku expand

Neighbours in South America

Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
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

Questions

When did Upano valley settlements exist?

c. 500 BCE to 600 CE, about 1,099 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Upano valley settlements?

Amazon and Guianas, in South America.

What language did Upano valley settlements speak?

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