Catacomb culture
Catacomb culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 2800 to 2200 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).
Successors of Yamnaya on the steppe north of the Black Sea who buried their dead in side chambers cut off a kurgan shaft, sometimes modelling clay faces over the skull.
See Catacomb culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 2800 to 2200 BCE
- Duration
- 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Russia and the Steppe, Europe
- Language family
- Other Indo-European
Came from
Became
Neighbours in Europe
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Catacomb culture exist?
c. 2800 to 2200 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Catacomb culture?
Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.
What language did Catacomb culture speak?
Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.
What came before Catacomb culture?
Yamnaya culture.
What came after Catacomb culture?
Srubnaya culture.