Afanasievo culture
Afanasievo culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, a span of more than 700 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).
Herders of cattle, sheep and horses in the Altai and Minusinsk basin, genetically close to the Yamnaya of the far western steppe. Many linguists see them as the ancestors of the Tocharian speakers.
See Afanasievo culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 2500 BCE
- Duration
- more than 700 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Other Indo-European
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Afanasievo culture exist?
c. 3200 to 2500 BCE, about more than 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Afanasievo culture?
Western Siberia and the Altai, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Afanasievo culture speak?
Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.