Pandu Rajar Dhibi culture

Pandu Rajar Dhibi culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Bengal, Odisha and the northeast (South Asia) from c. 1600 to 750 BCE, a span of 850 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Copper-using farmers of the Ajay river valley in West Bengal who grew rice and lived in mud-walled houses. The upper levels of the type site show early iron working.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1600 to 750 BCE
Duration: 850 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

1500 BCE Rigveda hymns composed
1000 BCE Iron spreads across the Ganges plain

Neighbours in South Asia

Kuru Kingdom c. 1200 to 500 BCE
Panchala c. 1100 to 350 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Pandu Rajar Dhibi culture exist?

c. 1600 to 750 BCE, about 850 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Pandu Rajar Dhibi culture?

Bengal, Odisha and the northeast, in South Asia.

What language did Pandu Rajar Dhibi culture speak?

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