Tashtyk culture

Tashtyk culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) from c. 100 BCE to 450 CE, a span of 549 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Successors of the Tagar people in the Minusinsk basin, best known for plaster death masks laid over cremated remains in their tombs.

See Tashtyk culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 100 BCE to 450 CE
Duration: 549 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE
Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
Rouran Khaganate 330 to 555 CE
Xianbei state c. 93 to 234 CE
Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
Ancient Chorasmia c. 600 BCE to 305 CE
Afrighid dynasty c. 305 to 995 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Tashtyk culture exist?

c. 100 BCE to 450 CE, about 549 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tashtyk culture?

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

What language did Tashtyk culture speak?

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