Botai culture
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The Botai culture, with contemporary cultures c. 3000 BC. | |
| Horizon | Indigenous peoples of Siberia |
|---|---|
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | c. 3700 BC - 3100 BC |
| Major sites | Botai, Krasny Yar |
| Followed by | Karasuk culture, Andronovo culture, Seima-Turbino phenomenon, Tagar culture |
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The Botai culture is an archaeological culture (c. 3700–3100 BC) of prehistoric northern Central Asia. It was named after the settlement of Botai in today's northern Kazakhstan. The Botai culture has two other large sites: Krasnyi Yar, and Vasilkovka.
The Botai site is on the Imanburlyq, a tributary of the Ishim. The site has at least 153 pit-houses. The settlement was partly destroyed by river erosion, which is still occurring, and by management of the wooded area.