Neolithic farmers of Bengal and Assam

Neolithic farmers of Bengal and Assam appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Bengal, Odisha and the northeast (South Asia) from c. 3200 to 1500 BCE, a span of more than 1,700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Rice farmers and forest foragers using polished stone axes, known from sites such as Daojali Hading in the hills of Assam. Their tools resemble those of Southeast Asia, and some scholars link them to early Austroasiatic speakers.

See Neolithic farmers of Bengal and Assam on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 3200 to 1500 BCE

Duration

more than 1,700 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Bengal, Odisha and the northeast, South Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South Asia during its time

• 2600 BCE Indus cities reach their height
• 1900 BCE Indus cities decline
• 1500 BCE Rigveda hymns composed

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
• Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
• Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

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