Uncontacted contemporaries · 450 overlapping years

Kingdom of Kush Teotihuacan

For 450 years — from 100 BCE to 350 CE — both civilizations existed simultaneously. Neither this dataset nor the historical record shows any documented trade, war, or diplomatic contact between them.

1,070 BCE 550 CE

Kingdom of Kush

1,070 BCE–350 CE

Teotihuacan

100 BCE–550 CE

↑ Overlap begins, 100 BCE

Kingdom of Kush

Nubia, Northeast Africa

A Nubian kingdom that conquered and ruled Egypt as pharaohs, later building more pyramids than Egypt itself.

Teotihuacan

Central Mexico

One of the largest cities in the pre-Columbian Americas, whose founding civilization's identity is still debated.

Traits both developed independently

With no documented contact, any shared trait below represents independent development rather than transmission from one to the other.

Monumental architecture Irrigation agriculture Standing army Long-distance trade Urban planning

Kingdom of Kush only

Bronze metallurgy
Iron metallurgy

Teotihuacan only

Astronomical record-keeping