Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures

Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Vietnam (Southeast Asia) from c. 2000 to 1000 BCE, a span of 1,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

The first rice farmers of the Red River valley made incised pottery and polished stone and jade ornaments (Phung Nguyen), then began casting bronze in the Dong Dau phase from about 1500 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 1000 BCE
Duration: 1,000 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Dong Son culture c. 1000 BCE to 100 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures exist?

c. 2000 to 1000 BCE, about 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures?

Vietnam, in Southeast Asia.

What language did Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures speak?

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

What came after Phung Nguyen and Dong Dau cultures?

Dong Son culture.