Kisalian culture

Kisalian culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Congo Basin and Katanga (Central and Southern Africa) from c. 700 to 1300 CE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Bantu languages (Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda).

Large cemeteries at Sanga in the Upemba Depression held copper ornaments, cross-shaped copper ingots and fine pottery. Archaeologists see the Kisalian as ancestral to the Luba kingdom.

See Kisalian culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 700 to 1300 CE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Congo Basin and Katanga, Central and Southern Africa
Language family: Bantu

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE
Kingdom of Zimbabwe c. 1220 to 1450 CE
Kingdom of Buganda c. 1300 to 1966 CE
Kilwa Sultanate c. 957 to 1513 CE
Kingdom of Mapungubwe c. 1075 to 1220 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

Questions

When did Kisalian culture exist?

c. 700 to 1300 CE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kisalian culture?

Congo Basin and Katanga, in Central and Southern Africa.

What language did Kisalian culture speak?

Bantu. This family includes Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda.