Karasuk culture

Karasuk culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) from c. 1500 to 800 BCE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Late Bronze Age pastoralists of the Minusinsk basin and the Altai, makers of curved bronze knives with animal-head handles that resemble finds from Shang China and Mongolia.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1500 to 800 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
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 Karasuk culture exist?

c. 1500 to 800 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Karasuk culture?

Western Siberia and the Altai, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Karasuk culture speak?

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