Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia
Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) from c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE, a span of more than 4,200 years. Its people spoke Uralic languages (Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Sami, Samoyed).
Hunters, fishers and trappers of the Ob and Irtysh taiga, among whom the Uralic languages probably took shape. They lived in pit houses along the rivers and traded furs south to the steppe peoples.
See Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE
- Duration
- more than 4,200 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Uralic
Became
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Horses tamed at Botai
- First spoke-wheeled chariots
- Cyrus the Great killed by the Massagetae
- Alexander marries Roxana
- Zhang Qian travels west
- Orkhon inscriptions raised
- Battle of Talas
- Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Xiongnu Empire
- First Turkic Khaganate
- Sogdiana
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho
- Kara-Khanid Khanate
- Kushan Empire
- Rouran Khaganate
- Bactria (Achaemenid satrapy)
- Liao dynasty
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Minoan civilization
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Moche (Mochica)
Questions
When did Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia exist?
c. 3200 BCE to 1000 CE, about more than 4,200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia?
Western Siberia and the Altai, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia speak?
Uralic. This family includes Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Sami, Samoyed.
What came after Uralic hunter-fishers of western Siberia?
Khanty, Mansi and Samoyedic peoples.