Bulan-Koba culture

Bulan-Koba Culture
Geographical rangeAltai Mountains
Dates2nd century BCE to 5th century CE
Major sitesSary-Bel, Ust-Edigen, Bulan-Koba
Preceded byPazyryk culture
Followed byFirst 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. The time period of this culture occurs in the so-called Huno-Sarmatian period in Russian archaeology (2nd century BC to 5th century AD). 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