Geographical range | Altai Mountains |
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Dates | 3rd to 5th centuries CE |
Major sites | Kok-Pash, Kuraika |
Preceded by | Bulan-Koba culture |
Followed by | First Turkic Khaganate |
The Kok-Pash culture (3rd to 5th centuries CE) is an archaeological culture flourishing in the so-called Hunno-Sarmatian period in Altai mountains. [1] The Kok-Pash monuments appeared in Altai mountains in the second half of the 3rd century AD and coexisted with the Bulan-Koba culture. [2]
Contrary to the Europoid groups such as Pazyryk and Bulan-Koba culture, the Kok-Pash skeletal remains exhibit pronounced East Asian (Mongoloid) features, [3] marking a new population influx in Altai mountains from the East in the 3rd century CE.
The Kok-Pash burials share similarities to the Kokel culture in Tuva. [4] in the 3rd century CE the Kok-Pash people annexed parts of territories of the Bulan-Koba culture in south and southeastern parts of the Altai Mountain of Russia and coexisted with the remnants of the Bulan-koba culture in the north and northwestern parts of the Altai mountains until the 5th century CE. [5] The burials of Kok-Pash culture consists of wooden coffins in narrow pits beneath rectangular mounds with a north-south orientation. [6] grave goods are no different from Bulan-Koba culture. [6] the Kok-Pash and Bulan-koba cultures were both replaced by Turkic burial traditions in Altai mountains.
Geographical range | Altai Mountains |
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Dates | 3rd to 5th centuries CE |
Major sites | Kok-Pash, Kuraika |
Preceded by | Bulan-Koba culture |
Followed by | First Turkic Khaganate |
The Kok-Pash culture (3rd to 5th centuries CE) is an archaeological culture flourishing in the so-called Hunno-Sarmatian period in Altai mountains. [1] The Kok-Pash monuments appeared in Altai mountains in the second half of the 3rd century AD and coexisted with the Bulan-Koba culture. [2]
Contrary to the Europoid groups such as Pazyryk and Bulan-Koba culture, the Kok-Pash skeletal remains exhibit pronounced East Asian (Mongoloid) features, [3] marking a new population influx in Altai mountains from the East in the 3rd century CE.
The Kok-Pash burials share similarities to the Kokel culture in Tuva. [4] in the 3rd century CE the Kok-Pash people annexed parts of territories of the Bulan-Koba culture in south and southeastern parts of the Altai Mountain of Russia and coexisted with the remnants of the Bulan-koba culture in the north and northwestern parts of the Altai mountains until the 5th century CE. [5] The burials of Kok-Pash culture consists of wooden coffins in narrow pits beneath rectangular mounds with a north-south orientation. [6] grave goods are no different from Bulan-Koba culture. [6] the Kok-Pash and Bulan-koba cultures were both replaced by Turkic burial traditions in Altai mountains.