Helmand culture

Helmand culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) from c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, a span of more than 1,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Bronze Age towns along the Helmand river, including Mundigak near Kandahar and Shahr-i Sokhta in Sistan, which traded lapis lazuli, shell and painted pottery between Iran and the Indus.

See Helmand culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2000 BCE
Duration: more than 1,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South Asia during its time

2600 BCE Indus cities reach their height

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Helmand culture exist?

c. 3200 to 2000 BCE, about more than 1,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Helmand culture?

Afghanistan and the northwest, in South Asia.

What language did Helmand culture speak?

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