Early Hu Cultures

Morganuco Culture (c. 5,000 - 4,500 years ago)

The earliest known Hu civilization, the Morganuco culture, spanned a number of islands in the modern duchies of Muridia and Herpestes in west-central Hu. The full extent of territory occupied during the civilization's height is unknown.

The Morganuco peoples used canoe-like longships to travel over sea. There is no evidence of a writing system and the language they spoke is unknown. Contemporary knowledge of the culture comes from physical artifacts such as pottery and a few archaeological sites.

Some believe the disappearance of the Morganuco came about in part due to a major seismic-volcanic event. The influence Morganuco culture had on later Hu civilizations is unclear.

Mesonyx Culture (c. 4,000 - 3,200 years ago)

Thought by some to have originally developed in Canidia, Mesonyx excavation sites have been uncovered on islands off the coast of Felidia and on the north coast of Ursidia. Mesonyx artifacts are common throughout eastern and central Hu and have been found as far west as Cetacia and even southern Taipan.

The Mesonyx are believed to have spoken a proto-Hu language. It was traditionally held that the Mesonyx people introduced their language to islands across the Hu archipelago and that it then splintered into variant languages during a period of relative isolationism following the decline of Mesonyx power.

The influence of Mesonyx art and culture extends into late antiquity. Some scholars describe this as a "strong non-Felocentric current running through Hu culture which would later be joined but not superseded by the influence of Felidian cultures such as the Proailurus."

Proailurus Culture (c. 2,800 - 1,700 years ago) The Proailurus was the first sophisticated civilization to develop in Felidia. The Proailurus people originated in southern Felidia and became the foremost Bronze age culture in eastern Hu. At its maximum extent the Proailurus territory covered all Felidia and some of eastern Canidia.

The Proailurus spoke an extinct language which is thought to be a direct predecessor of Old Felidian. They also left behind a number of tablets and stele with engravings which have not been deciphered.

Many cultural and artistic elements which originated with in the Proailurus period still had a strong presence as late as the Nimravid and early-Smilodon dynasties.

Pakicetid Culture (c. 2,300 - 1,300 years ago)

The dominant Bronze Age civilization in western Hu was the Pakicetid culture. The Pakicetid occupied most islands of modern day Sirenia-Cetacia. Pakicetid ruins are characterized by pillared structures which were originally painted bright colors, colorful frescos and lifelike sculptures in wood and bronze. The end of the Pakicetid period overlaps with the beginning of the Basiliscus dynasty.

The Cetacian trading routes likely began with the Pakicetids. Pakecitd culture would give way or evolve into the Basilosaura Kingdom which extended over present day Cetacia and Sirenia as well as the lower Taipan peninsula.