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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.

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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

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

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.