Karasuk

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Scope note
Refers to the Iron Age culture established in the Minusinsk basin on the Yenisey River from about 1200 BCE to about 70 BCE. Sites have revealed elbow-shaped knifes related to those used between the 14th and 11th centuries BCE in China during the Shang Period. Also notable are pillars with stylized ram heads or human figures.
Karasuk
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024