Maykop culture
Maykop culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 3200 to 3000 BCE, a span of more than 200 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Bronze Age chiefdoms of the North Caucasus whose kurgans held gold and silver bulls and arsenical bronze. Maykop contacts carried metal and wheeled wagons onto the steppe.
See Maykop culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 3000 BCE
- Duration
- more than 200 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Russia and the Steppe, Europe
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in Europe during its time
- Otzi the Iceman dies in the Alps
- Stonehenge begun
Neighbours in Europe
Questions
When did Maykop culture exist?
c. 3200 to 3000 BCE, about more than 200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Maykop culture?
Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.
What language did Maykop culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.