Tagar culture

Siberian culture

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The Tagar culture was a Siberian culture that existed in the Minusinsk Basin along the Yenisey River from the 8th to the 2nd century BCE. This culture succeeded the Bronze Age Karasuk culture and was known for its art, which featured animal motifs related to the Scythians of southern European Russia. The Tagar people created stone pillars often topped with animal or human figures.1

The Tagar culture was eventually replaced by the Tashtyk culture, which lasted from the 1st to the 4th century CE. While the Tagar culture's art had Scytho-Altaic influences, the Tashtyk culture was significantly influenced by China, even affecting their architecture.2

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…8th century bce by the Tagar culture. The latter endured until the 2nd century bce, producing an art of animal motifs related to that of the Scythians of southern European Russia.
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…8th century bce by the Tagar culture. The latter endured until the 2nd century bce, producing an art of animal motifs related to that of the Scythians of southern European Russia.
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