Okunev culture

Okunev culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) from c. 2500 to 1800 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 herders and hunters of the Minusinsk basin on the upper Yenisei, known for carved stone stelae with masked faces and solar symbols.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2500 to 1800 BCE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

2000 BCE First spoke-wheeled chariots

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Okunev culture exist?

c. 2500 to 1800 BCE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Okunev culture?

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

What language did Okunev culture speak?

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