| Geographical range | Altai Mountains |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2nd century BCE to 5th century CE |
| Major sites | Sary-Bel, Ust-Edigen, Bulan-Koba |
| Preceded by | Pazyryk culture |
| Followed by | First Turkic Khaganate, Kok-Pash culture |
The Bulan-Koba culture (2nd century BCE to 5th century CE) is an archaeological culture in the Altai Mountains which replaced the Pazyryk culture.[1] The time period of this culture occurs in the so-called Huno-Sarmatian period in Russian archaeology (2nd century BC to 5th century AD).[2] The bearers of this culture lived during the time of Xiongnu Empire, Xianbei state and Rouran Khaganate. this culture was replaced by Turkic burial traditions in Altai [3]
- ^ Konstantinov et al. 2018.
- ^ Konstantinov et al. 2018, page 13.
- ^ Konstantinov et al. 2018, page 9 :"The tradition of erecting of the Bulan-Koba type monuments preserved up to the early Middle Ages, i.e. before the Türkic time.".