Yamnaya culture
Yamnaya culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 3200 to 2600 BCE, a span of more than 600 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).
Herders who used ox wagons and horses to roam the Pontic-Caspian steppe and buried their dead in pit graves under kurgans. Most linguists see them as speakers of Proto-Indo-European.
See Yamnaya culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 2600 BCE
- Duration
- more than 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Russia and the Steppe, Europe
- Language family
- Other Indo-European
Became
Events in Europe during its time
- Otzi the Iceman dies in the Alps
- Stonehenge begun
Neighbours in Europe
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Yamnaya culture exist?
c. 3200 to 2600 BCE, about more than 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Yamnaya culture?
Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.
What language did Yamnaya culture speak?
Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.
What came after Yamnaya culture?
Catacomb culture.