Early foragers and herders of Mongolia

Early foragers and herders of Mongolia appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mongolian plateau (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 to 1400 BCE, a span of more than 1,800 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Hunter-gatherers of the Gobi and the northern forests who took up herding of sheep, goats and cattle after about 3000 BCE, when the first steppe pastoralists reached the plateau.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1400 BCE
Duration: more than 1,800 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Mongolian plateau, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Deer stone and khirigsuur culture c. 1400 to 700 BCE

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 Early foragers and herders of Mongolia exist?

c. 3200 to 1400 BCE, about more than 1,800 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Early foragers and herders of Mongolia?

Mongolian plateau, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Early foragers and herders of Mongolia speak?

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

What came after Early foragers and herders of Mongolia?

Deer stone and khirigsuur culture.