Karakol culture
-2000 MARI Sintashta culture Vakhsh Tarim mummies Okunev Samus Lower Xiajiadian Seima-Turbino culture SUMER EGYPT MIDDLE KINGDOM Longshan Qijia Xichengyi Linya Zhukaigou Shimao Shijiahe ◁ ▷ Location of the Karakol culture, with main contemporary cultures | |
| Geographical range | Altai |
|---|---|
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | c. 2000 BCE |
| Preceded by | Afanasiev culture |
| Followed by | Karasuk culture |
Karakol culture (Russian: Каракольская культура Karakol'skaya kul'tura) is a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the 2nd millennium BCE in the Altai area, consecutive to the Afanasiev culture. Karakol culture was discovered in 1985 near village of Karakol in Altai. In the Altai territory, the Bronze Age extended from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium BCE, bronze was a main material for tools, weapons and jewelry. At that time in the Altai territory lived people of the Karakol and Afanasiev cultures. Most of the investigated Karakol culture burials are located on the banks of the river Ursul and its tributaries.
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