Baikal hunter-fishers

Baikal hunter-fishers appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Siberia and the Far East (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, a span of more than 2,200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

The Serovo and Glazkovo peoples of Lake Baikal and the upper Lena and Angara, who hunted elk and seals, fished and buried their dead with nephrite rings and bone harpoons.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1000 BCE
Duration: more than 2,200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

3500 BCE Horses tamed at Botai
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
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Baikal hunter-fishers exist?

c. 3200 to 1000 BCE, about more than 2,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Baikal hunter-fishers?

Eastern Siberia and the Far East, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Baikal hunter-fishers speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.