Botai culture
Botai culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 to 3100 BCE, a span of more than 100 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Villages of the northern Kazakh steppe whose people lived almost entirely off horses, which they hunted and probably herded and milked. Ancient DNA shows their horses were the ancestors of Przewalski's horses.
See Botai culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 3100 BCE
- Duration
- more than 100 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Horses tamed at Botai
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Botai culture exist?
c. 3200 to 3100 BCE, about more than 100 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Botai culture?
Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Botai culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.