Zenú culture

Zenú culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 200 BCE to 1000 CE, a span of 1,199 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Farmers of the San Jorge and Sinú floodplains of northern Colombia who built a vast system of ridged fields and canals to manage floods. Their goldsmiths made fine cast filigree ornaments.

See Zenú culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 200 BCE to 1000 CE
Duration: 1,199 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Northern Andes, 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
Chimú kingdom (Chimor) c. 900 to 1470 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE
Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 CE
Chincha kingdom c. 1000 to 1476 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
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Questions

When did Zenú culture exist?

c. 200 BCE to 1000 CE, about 1,199 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Zenú culture?

Northern Andes, in South America.

What language did Zenú culture speak?

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