Episode A15 – Band of Brothers

Synopsis: Yamnaya migrations east and west carried their language and culture to the mountains of Siberia and plains of Hungary. Over the following centuries, their Corded Ware/Bell Beaker successors spread their daughter languages to the frontiers of Europe. As the Aridification Event began to take hold, increasing violence and declining herds drove some steppe tribes to migrate east of the Urals. The move gave rise to the metal-working, chariot-driving, Indo-Iranian-speaking Sintashta culture.

Map of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe c. 3200 BC:

Map of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe showing migration routes and ancient cultures across Europe and Asia (c. 3200 BC).
The Ancient World Pontic Caspian Steppe Migration c3200 BC v2

Map of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe c. 2800 BC:

Historical map of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe with color bands showing Corded Ware and Late Yamnaya Horizon regions around the Black Sea; labels for rivers and peoples.
The Ancient World Pontic Caspian Steppe c2800 BC v3

Map of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe c. 2100 BC:

Map of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe showing ancient cultures (Corded Ware, Abashevo, Sintashta) around 2100 BC in colored regions with labeled rivers and areas.
The Ancient World Pontic Caspian Steppe c2100 BC v5

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References and Further Reading:

https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A15_References.pdf

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