Mehrgarh and Baluchistan farmers
Mehrgarh and Baluchistan farmers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) from c. 3200 to 2600 BCE, a span of more than 600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Farming villages on the Kachi plain of Baluchistan, among the oldest in South Asia, with wheat, barley, cattle and mudbrick houses from about 7000 BCE. The site was abandoned as Harappan towns grew to the east.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 2600 BCE
- Duration
- more than 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in South Asia during its time
- Indus cities reach their height
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Mehrgarh and Baluchistan farmers exist?
c. 3200 to 2600 BCE, about more than 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Mehrgarh and Baluchistan farmers?
Afghanistan and the northwest, in South Asia.
What language did Mehrgarh and Baluchistan farmers speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.