Deer stone and khirigsuur culture

Deer stone and khirigsuur culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mongolian plateau (Central and North Asia) from c. 1400 to 700 BCE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Bronze Age horse herders who set up carved standing stones covered in flying deer and built large stone burial mounds ringed by thousands of horse-head offerings.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1400 to 700 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Mongolian plateau, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Early foragers and herders of Mongolia c. 3200 to 1400 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Deer stone and khirigsuur culture exist?

c. 1400 to 700 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Deer stone and khirigsuur culture?

Mongolian plateau, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Deer stone and khirigsuur culture speak?

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

What came before Deer stone and khirigsuur culture?

Early foragers and herders of Mongolia.