 Area of the Karasuk culture.[1] | |
| Geographical range | South Central Siberia |
|---|---|
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | ca. 1500–800 BC |
| Preceded by | Andronovo culture, Seima-Turbino phenomenon, Afanasievo culture, Okunev culture |
| Followed by | Arzhan culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture, Irmen culture |
The Karasuk culture (Russian: Карасукская культура, romanized: Karasukskaya kul'tura) describes a group of late Bronze Age societies who ranged from the Aral Sea to the upper Yenisei in the east and south to the Altai Mountains and the Tian Shan in ca. 1500–800 BC.[2]
- ^ Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-884964-98-5.
- ^ Mallory 1997, pp. 325–326