Punuk culture
Punuk culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Siberia and the Far East (Central and North Asia) from c. 800 to 1300 CE, a span of 500 years. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).
Whale hunters of Chukotka and St. Lawrence Island who used bone armor and iron tools traded from Asia. Their Siberian Yupik descendants still live on the Chukchi Peninsula.
See Punuk culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 800 to 1300 CE
- Duration
- 500 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Eskimo-Aleut
Came from
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Battle of Qatwan
- Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan
- Mongols sack Bukhara and Samarkand
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Mongol Empire
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho
- Kara-Khanid Khanate
- Golden Horde
- Liao dynasty
- Samanid Empire
- Khwarazmian Empire
- Chagatai Khanate
- Seljuk Empire (Khorasan)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Moche (Mochica)
Questions
When did Punuk culture exist?
c. 800 to 1300 CE, about 500 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Punuk culture?
Eastern Siberia and the Far East, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Punuk culture speak?
Eskimo-Aleut. This family includes Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo).
What came before Punuk culture?
Old Bering Sea culture.