Early human presence and pastoralist spread in the Tian Shan and Pamirs (c.6,000 BCE–1 CE)

1. Silk Road-era corridor becomes durable by 1 CE

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Tian Shan, Pamir Plateau

   • History Xinjiang
   • Protectorate

2. Han establishes Protectorate of the Western Regions

   Jan 1, 60Labels: Han Dynasty, Protectorate of

   • Protectorate
   • ChinaKnowledge

3. Han campaigns reach the Tian Shan frontier

   Jan 1, 99Labels: Han Dynasty, Xiongnu

   • Xiongnu timeline

4. Jirzankal cemetery shows Pamir cultural exchange

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Jirzankal cemetery, Pamir Plateau

   • Science Adv
   • ABC News

5. Andronovo horizon spreads across steppe and mountains

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: Andronovo horizon

   • Andronovo
   • Met Museum

6. High-elevation Tian Shan agriculture documented at Chap II

   Jan 1, 2400Labels: Chap II, Tian Shan

   • Chap II PNAS

7. Begash shows early wheat and millet in steppe zone

   Jan 1, 2460Labels: Begash, Southeastern Kazakhstan

   • Begash study
   • Begash site

8. Inner Asian Mountain Corridor takes recognizable shape

   Jan 1, 3000Labels: Inner Asian

   • IAMC overview

9. Afanasievo herders expand into the Altai region

   Jan 1, 3300Labels: Afanasievo culture, Altai

   • Afanasievo

10. Sarazm grows into a proto-urban trade hub

    Jan 1, 3500Labels: Sarazm, Zeravshan Valley

    • UNESCO Sarazm
    • Sarazm overview

11. Jeitun-era farming spreads in Kopet Dag foothills

    Jan 1, 6000Labels: Jeitun, Kopet Dag

    • UNESCO Sarazm
    • BMAC Jeitun

12. Begash shows Early Iron Age re-intensification

    Jan 1, 97001Labels: Begash, Early Iron

    • Begash phases