Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers of Burma

Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers of Burma appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Burma (Southeast Asia) from c. 2000 to 200 BCE, a span of 1,800 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Rice farmers settled the dry zone of central Burma, and by about 1500 BCE villages such as Nyaunggan were casting bronze. Iron Age cemeteries of the Samon valley followed from about 500 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 200 BCE
Duration: 1,800 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Burma, Southeast Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

500 BCE Dong Son bronze drums

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
Van Lang c. 700 to 258 BCE
Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE
Au Lac 257 to 179 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
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers of Burma exist?

c. 2000 to 200 BCE, about 1,800 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers of Burma?

Burma, in Southeast Asia.

What language did Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers of Burma speak?

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