The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture, or group of related cultures, that spread over a large area of the Eurasian steppe and forest-steppe, from the Urals to the Altai and central Kazakhstan. It was named after a village in Siberia where the first graves were found. Its people were pastoralists who herded cattle, sheep and horses, and they also practised some farming and metalworking, especially in copper and bronze. They used chariots and buried their dead in cemeteries, often with sacrifices. Many scholars connect the culture with early speakers of Indo-Iranian languages, although the connection between archaeology and language is debated, and its origins are linked to the earlier Sintashta culture.
Before and after
- from c. 2,498 BCE to 2,345 BCEFifth Dynasty of Egypt
- c. 2,360 BCEOrigins of Pyramid of Unas
- from c. 2,345 BCE to 2,181 BCESixth Dynasty of Egypt
- from c. 2,334 BCE to 2,154 BCEAkkadian Empire
- from c. 2,300 BCE to 1,000 BCEAndronovo culture
- c. 2,300 BCEEruption of Blanco, Cerro
- from c. 2,205 BCE to 1,600 BCEXia dynasty (traditional dates)
- from c. 2,200 BCE to 1,700 BCEBactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex
- from c. 2,181 BCE to 2,055 BCEFirst Intermediate Period of Egypt
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