Glazkov culture

Glazkov culture
Location of the Glazkov culture, with other contemporary cultures c.-2000 BCE.
Alternative namesGlazkovo, Glazkovskaya
HorizonIndigenous peoples of Siberia
Geographical rangeIrkutsk, Siberia
PeriodBronze Age
Datesc. 2200 BCE - 1200 BCE
Type siteGlazkov (Irkutsk)

The Glazkov culture, Glazkovo culture, or Glazkovskaya culture (2200-1200 BCE), was an archaeological culture in the Lake Baikal area during the Early Bronze Age.

Glazkovs is a conditional name for the group of the ancient tribes inhabiting Siberia in the 2nd millennium BCE (Glazkov time) the headwaters of Angara river. Glazkov culture is named after a suburb of the city Irkutsk, where it was first found.