Srubnaya culture

Srubnaya culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 1800 to 1200 BCE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Also called the Timber Grave culture, after the log chambers under its kurgans. Its herders and copper miners spread from the Volga to the Dnieper and probably spoke an early Iranian language.

See Srubnaya culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1800 to 1200 BCE
Duration: 600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Russia and the Steppe, Europe
Language family: Iranian

Came from

Catacomb culture c. 2800 to 2200 BCE

Became

Cimmerians c. 900 to 650 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

1600 BCE Thera eruption
1200 BCE Late Bronze Age collapse

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE
Mycenaean Greece c. 1600 to 1100 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Srubnaya culture exist?

c. 1800 to 1200 BCE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Srubnaya culture?

Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.

What language did Srubnaya culture speak?

Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.

What came before Srubnaya culture?

Catacomb culture.

What came after Srubnaya culture?

Cimmerians.