The Spread of the Afanasievo Culture to the Altai

3300 BCE · Altay Dağları / Yenisey Havzası · migration

The Afanasievo people, genetically related to the Yamnaya, settled by way of Kazakhstan in the South Siberian–Altai–Yenisei region.

This is Central Asia's earliest and most distant migration from western Eurasia. It is strongly argued that they were the ancestors of the Tocharians; their economy rested on the herding of sheep, horses and cattle. They were neighbours of proto-Turkic communities.

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What was The Spread of the Afanasievo Culture to the Altai?
The Afanasievo people, genetically related to the Yamnaya, settled by way of Kazakhstan in the South Siberian–Altai–Yenisei region.
When did The Spread of the Afanasievo Culture to the Altai happen?
3300 BCE
Where did The Spread of the Afanasievo Culture to the Altai take place?
Altay Dağları / Yenisey Havzası