Andronovo culture

Andronovo culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) from c. 2000 to 900 BCE, a span of 1,100 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Bronze Age herders and miners who spread from the Urals across Kazakhstan to the Yenisei and Tian Shan, usually identified with Indo-Iranian speakers moving toward Iran and India.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 900 BCE
Duration: 1,100 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
Language family: Iranian

Came from

Sintashta culture c. 2100 to 1800 BCE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

2000 BCE First spoke-wheeled chariots

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Andronovo culture exist?

c. 2000 to 900 BCE, about 1,100 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Andronovo culture?

Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Andronovo culture speak?

Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.

What came before Andronovo culture?

Sintashta culture.