Far-Eastern cultural correlates of the Kara Kavan scenario

By danielclindsey
  • 5800 BCE

    Dadiwan Culture Begins

    Neolithic - Remains of millet, pigs, and dogs associated with the culture
  • 5400 BCE

    Dadiwan Culture Ends

  • 5000 BCE

    Yangshao Culture Begins

    Neolithic - Agricultural - millet, some rice
    Kept pigs and dogs - rarely sheep, goats or cattle
    Produced - fine white, red, and black painted pottery - with animal, human facial, or geometric designs
    Did not use a pottery wheel
    Non-nomadic - would not move until food production capability forced them to.
  • 3300 BCE

    Afanasevo Culture Begins

    Upper Paleolithic/Chalcolithic/Neolithic
    Stone tools - Axes, arrowheads
    Bone/Antler Tools - fish hooks, points
    Antler cheek pieces for horses
    Metallurgy - copper, silver, gold
  • 3000 BCE

    Yangshao Culture Ends

  • 3000 BCE

    Longshan Culture Begins

    Neolithic - Agricultural - Millet, Rice, and Wheat
    Primary source of meat was Pig
    Known as the "Black Pottery Culture"
  • 2500 BCE

    Afanasevo Culture Ends

  • 2000 BCE

    Andronovo Culture Begins

    Europoid features - light-eyed and light-haired
    Chalcolithic/Bronze Age
    Corded Ware Culture
    Livestock - cattle, sheep, horses, goats, and camels - no pigs
    Burials contained horse-cheek pieces, weapons, ceramics, and ornaments.
  • 1900 BCE

    Longshan Culture Ends

  • 1500 BCE

    Karasuk Culture Begins

    Extensive Trade Network
    Europoid Features - Light-eyed and Light-haired
    Agricultural
    Practiced Metallurgy
  • 900 BCE

    Andronovo Culture Ends

  • 800 BCE

    Tagar Culture Begins

    Europoid Features - light-eyed and light-haired
    Raised Livestock - horses, goats and sheep.
    Bronze-smelters
  • 800 BCE

    Karasuk Culture Ends

  • 206 BCE

    Han Dynasty Begins

  • 200 BCE

    Tagar Culture Ends

  • 220

    Han Dynasty Ends