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Kokel culture

Iron Age burial sites in Southern Siberia

Time Periods

Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

Classical Period

Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Early Modern Period

Early Modern Period

Industrial Period

Industrial Period

Contemporary Period

Contemporary Period

About

The Kokel Culture, spanning the 1st to 5th centuries CE, represents an archaeological period in Southern Siberia's Tuva Republic, succeeding the fall of the Xiongnu Empire. Characterized by its burial and funerary structures, particularly graves, Kokel sites are often found alongside those from the Early Iron Age Saka cultures and the later Turkic period. These temporal overlaps highlight the cultural transitions in the region. The culture is also known as the Syyn-Churek or Shurmak culture, named after significant archaeological sites. This chronological positioning between the Xiongnu and the First Turkic Khaganate provides insights into the shifts in power and cultural practices in the region during the Late Iron Age and Early Classical Period.

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Archaeological Features

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves

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Country
Russia
Source
Wikipedia