Poltavka culture
Poltavka culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) from c. 2700 to 2100 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).
Successors of the Yamnaya between the middle Volga and the Ural river, herders who began to mine copper in the southern Urals.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 2700 to 2100 BCE
- Duration
- 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Other Indo-European
Came from
Became
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Poltavka culture exist?
c. 2700 to 2100 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Poltavka culture?
Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Poltavka culture speak?
Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.
What came before Poltavka culture?
Yamnaya culture (Ural steppe).
What came after Poltavka culture?
Sintashta culture.