Dark Ages Timeline

c - North America The Mississippian transformation was marked by the rise of agriculture and the appearance of belligerent chiefdoms. The Calusa Indians of southern Florida avoided the Mississippian transformation and maintained their ancient lifeways based on fishing and collecting.
c - Siberia The Yakut nation, a Turkish-speaking people, wandered north about this time to avoid the Mongols.
c - North Americastatus The Cahokia settlement in Southern Illinois numbered about 30,000.
c - status The whole of East and Central Africa was occupied by the Bantu people. Older inhabitants such as the Hottentots and Bushmen were either absorbed or pushed into less desirable places such as the Kalahari.
c - Early postclassic period of the Maya. u.c.1250
c - Polonnaruwa served as the capital of Sri Lanka. It was a fortified citadel surrounded by Hindu and Buddhist religious complexes. u.c.1300
c - Japan

* Website directory for Japan
* Cyclopedia entry about Japan

A Buddhist shrine was constructed in Uji. In 1968 the Byodo-In Temple at the foot of the Koolaus Mountains on Oahu, Hawaii, was built as a replica of the 900-year-old shrine. u.c.1100
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c - Mayas in Yucatan, Mexico, make writing paper from tree bark.
c - In Mali the desert village of Araouane, 161 miles north of Timbuktu, was first mentioned about this time. It was a wealthy settlement that flourished off the caravans and drew water from 150-foot wells.u.c.1100