Volosovo culture

Volosovo culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, a span of more than 1,400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Hunter-fisher-gatherers of the forests along the upper Volga and Oka who lived in pit houses and made porous pottery, long after farming reached their neighbours.

See Volosovo culture on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1800 BCE
Duration: more than 1,400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Russia and the Steppe, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Europe during its time

3300 BCE Otzi the Iceman dies in the Alps
3000 BCE Stonehenge begun

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Volosovo culture exist?

c. 3200 to 1800 BCE, about more than 1,400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Volosovo culture?

Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.

What language did Volosovo culture speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.