Hoabinhian foragers

Hoabinhian foragers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast 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).

Hunter-gatherers using Hoabinhian pebble tools lived in the limestone caves of the Malay Peninsula and on the coast of northern Sumatra, where they left large shell middens.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2000 BCE
Duration: more than 1,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

2200 BCE Austronesians reach the Philippines

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 Hoabinhian foragers 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 Hoabinhian foragers?

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, in Southeast Asia.

What language did Hoabinhian foragers speak?

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