# Yamnaya herders of the steppe (-3300)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/-3300-yamnaya-herders-of-the-steppe
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The Yamnaya culture of the Pontic-Caspian steppe, between the Dnieper and the Urals, was made up of mobile herders who used wagons and buried their elite in kurgans. Genetic studies show a large migration of steppe ancestry into Europe from around 3000 BCE. Many scholars link the Yamnaya with the spread of early Indo-European languages. The steppe of southern Russia was a crucible for peoples and languages that shaped much of Eurasia.

## Why it matters
The steppe of southern Russia was a crucible for peoples and languages that shaped much of Eurasia.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric Russia](https://history-russia.com/rulers/prehistoric-russia)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Yamnaya culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamnaya_culture)
- [Wikipedia — Steppe theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppe_theory)
- [Wikipedia — History of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Yamnaya herders of the steppe](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Yamnaya+herders+of+the+steppe)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)