Tagar culture
Location of the Tagar culture (site of Tagar) within the Saka realm ( ), and contemporary Asian polities c. -325 | |
| Geographical range | South Central Siberia |
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| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | ca. 800–168 BC |
| Preceded by | Pazyryk culture, Arzhan culture, Karasuk culture |
| Followed by | Tesinsky culture, Tashtyk culture |
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The Tagar culture was a Bronze Age Saka archeological culture which flourished between the 8th and 1st centuries BC in South Siberia (Republic of Khakassia, southern part of Krasnoyarsk Territory, eastern part of Kemerovo Province). The culture was named after an island in the Yenisei River opposite Minusinsk. The civilization was one of the largest centres of bronze-smelting in ancient Eurasia.