Okunev Culture

2500 BCE – 1800 BCE · Minusinsk Havzası / Yenisey Orta Bölgesi

An Early Bronze Age culture that developed after the Afanasievo in the Minusinsk region of the Yenisei between 2500 and 1800 BCE; stone stelae with human faces and deer carvings are characteristic of it.

Period:
2500 BCE – 1800 BCE
Region:
Minusinsk Havzası / Yenisey Orta Bölgesi
Type:
culture

It is the first mature example of southern Siberian iconography and a distant precursor of the Tagar–Tashtyk tradition.

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What was Okunev Culture?
An Early Bronze Age culture that developed after the Afanasievo in the Minusinsk region of the Yenisei between 2500 and 1800 BCE; stone stelae with human faces and deer carvings are characteristic of it.
When did Okunev Culture exist?
2500 BCE – 1800 BCE
Where was Okunev Culture located?
Minusinsk Havzası / Yenisey Orta Bölgesi