Munkhkhairkhan culture

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Geographical range	Mongolia
Period	Middle Bronze Age
Dates	1800 BCE — 1600 BCE
Preceded by	Afanasievo culture Khemtseg culture
Followed by	Sagsai culture Deer stones culture

Chronological table of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Mongolia.^[1]

The Munkhkhairkhan culture or Mönkhkhairkhan culture was an Middle Bronze Age culture of southern Siberia and western Mongolia, named after Mönkhkhairkhan Mountain in western Mongolia, and dating to 1800–1600 BCE.^[2] It immediately follows the Afanasievo culture and the Khemtseg culture.^[1]

Some of the best known sites of the Munkhkhairkhan culture are Ulaan Goviin Uzuur (UAA) 1&2 and Khukh Khoshuunii Boom (KHU).^[3]

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  Bone spoon, Ulaan Goviin, 1800-1600 BCE. National Museum of Mongolia
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  Bronze knife and awl, Ulaan Goviin, 1800-1600 BCE. National Museum of Mongolia

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