Home Region:  Turkestan (Central and Northern Eurasia)

Andronovo

1800 BCE 1200 BCE
D G SC WF R
EQ 2020  kz_andronovo / KzAndro
Preceding Entity: Add one more here.
3500 BCE 2000 BCE Sarazm (tj_sarasm)    [None]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.
1400 BCE 1000 BCE Koktepe I (uz_koktepe_1)    [None]


  General Description   The Andronovo culture, named for the village where the first archaeological remains identified as belonging to the culture were discovered, is a blanket term for the groups of people who inhabited the Kazakh steppe between 1800 and 1200 BCE. [1] Although these people were dispersed throughout the steppe, there is evidence that communities were in communication with each other. Similar subsistence strategies - sheep and cattle herding combined with small-scale arable farming - were employed and evidence of a shared pottery style has been found. There was also a tradition of metallurgy that included the mining and use of copper, tin and gold and the manufacture of bronze, which was exchanged within interregional trade networks. [2] [1]
Population and political organization
Little is known about the social or political organization of Andronovo communities. Settlements were small in scale, comprising around 10 to 40 houses with between 50 and 250 inhabitants per settlement. [1]

[1]: (Cunliffe 2015, 142) Cunliffe, Barry. 2015. By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/AF5PABXA.

[2]: (Masson 1992, 349-350) Masson, V. M. 1992. “The Decline of the Bronze Age Civilization and Movements of the Tribes.” In History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol I: The Dawn of Civilization: Earliest Times to 700 B.C., edited by A. H. Dani and V. M. Masson, 337-56. Paris: UNESCO. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/IKGC9NGJ.

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Andronovo (kz_andronovo) was in:
 (2000 BCE 1401 BCE)   Sogdiana
Home NGA: Sogdiana
General Variables
Identity and Location Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Utm Zone 42 S Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Original Name Andronovo Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Duration [1800 BCE ➜ 1200 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Suprapolity Relations none Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Supracultural Entity Andronovan Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Succeeding Entity Yaz I Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Scale of Supracultural Interaction [2,200,000 to 2,300,000] km2 Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Succeeding Entity
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Koktepe I (uz_koktepe_1)   [None]  Confident
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Preceding Entity
3500 BCE 2000 BCE
Sarazm (tj_sarasm)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization quasi-polity Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Language Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Linguistic Family NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Religion Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [50 to 250] people Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Polity Territory [1,500 to 20,000] km2 Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Settlement Hierarchy [1 to 2] Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Professions Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Specialized Government Building Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Merit Promotion Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Examination System Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Law Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Absent Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
Court Absent Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Road Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Port Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Canal Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Bridge Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Information / Writing System Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Written Record Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Script Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Scientific Literature Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Sacred Text Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Religious Literature Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Practical Literature Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Philosophy Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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History Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Fiction Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Calendar Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Information / Money Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Foreign Coin Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Article Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Information / Postal System Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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General Postal Service Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Courier Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Wooden Palisade Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Earth Rampart Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Ditch Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Complex Fortification Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Long Wall absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Military use of Metals Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Steel Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Iron Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Copper Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Bronze Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Projectiles Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Tension Siege Engine Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Sling Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Self Bow Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Javelin Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Crossbow Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Composite Bow Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Handheld weapons Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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War Club Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Sword Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Spear Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Polearm Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Dagger Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Horse Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Elephant Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Camel Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Armor Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Shield Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Scaled Armor Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Plate Armor Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Laminar Armor Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Helmet Present Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Chainmail Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Breastplate Present Inferred 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Naval technology Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Specialized Military Vessel Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Unknown Confident 1800 BCE  1200 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Andronovo (kz_andronovo)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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