Maykop culture
Maykop culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Caucasus (Middle East) 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 culture of the North Caucasus named for the great kurgan at Maykop, whose chief was buried under a canopy hung with gold bulls, beside silver and gold vessels.
See Maykop culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 3000 BCE
- Duration
- more than 200 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Caucasus, Middle East
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in Middle East during its time
- Writing invented at Uruk
Neighbours in Middle East
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
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?
Caucasus, in Middle East.
What language did Maykop culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.