Chemurchek culture

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Chemurchek culture

-2000 EBLA MARI ASSYRIA Jeul- mun Andronovo culture Sintashta culture BMAC Vakhsh Tarim mummies Okunev culture Karakol culture Samus culture Ulaanzuukh culture Chemurchek culture Seima-Turbino culture SUMER ELAM INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION EGYPT MIDDLE KINGDOM Kerma culture Longshan Culture Qijia Siba Baodun culture Shijiahe culture Abashevo Culture Catacomb Culture ◁ ▷ Chemurchek culture and contemporary cultures and polities circa 2000 BCE.[1]
Geographical range	South Siberia
Dates	2750-1900 BCE.[2]
Preceded by	Afanasievo culture
Followed by	Subeshi culture

Genetic proximity of Chemurchek culture remains ( ), with ancient (color) and modern (grey) populations. Primary Component Analysis (detail).[3]

The Chemurchek culture (Чемурчекская культура, also called Hemtseg, Qiemu’erqieke, Shamirshak, 2750-1900 BCE), is an archaeological culture of western Mongolia and the borders of neighbouring countries, such as the Dzungarian Basin of Xinjiang and eastern Kazakhstan.[2] The Chemurchek burials are characterized by large rectangular stone fences, built around collective tombs. The mortuary position of the deceased (supine position with flexed legs) is similar to that of the Afanasievo culture. Anthropomorphic standing stones were erected next to the tombs, on their eastern side. In the tombs, artifacts have been recovered, such as stone bowls, bone tools, ceramics, or metal jewelry.[2]

Dental analysis has shown that the Chemurchek culture consumed ruminant dairy products.[2]

The people of the Chemurchek culture were apparently descendants of Afanasievo populations intermixed with local populations.[1] The Chemurchek culture had various characteristics of West European origin.[4]

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  Chemurchek funerary and ritual structures
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  Chemurchek burial mound in western Mongolia, along with accompanying standing stone.[5]
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  Chemurchek burials, carbon dates
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  Chemurchek sanctuary Hulagash (Bayan-Ulgii aimag, Mongolia) Burial, circa 2500 BCE
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  Chemurchek sanctuary Hulagash (Bayan-Ulgii aimag, Mongolia) Burial, forensic reconstruction of the skull, circa 2500 BCE
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  Stone pot with two mouths, 4200-3900 BCE, Chemurcheck cemetery, Altay City.