Sintashta culture
Sintashta culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) from c. 2100 to 1800 BCE, a span of 300 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).
Fortified copper-working settlements east of the southern Urals, whose graves hold the oldest known spoke-wheeled chariots. Their burial rites match those of the Rigveda, and they likely spoke early Indo-Iranian.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 2100 to 1800 BCE
- Duration
- 300 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Iranian
Came from
Became
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- First spoke-wheeled chariots
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Sintashta culture exist?
c. 2100 to 1800 BCE, about 300 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Sintashta culture?
Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Sintashta culture speak?
Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.
What came before Sintashta culture?
Poltavka culture.
What came after Sintashta culture?
Andronovo culture.