It was widespread in Tomsk-Narym Basin Southern Western Siberia, on the middle Irtysh and in the upper reaches of the Ob and showed close ties to the neighboring Krotov culture.

[1][2][3] In Tomsk Oblast, Russia about 10 archaeological sites were discovered within the boundaries of the village Samus and nearby area.

[6] On the territory of the Irtysh region the monuments of the Samus community are Chernoozerye VI, Okunevo XI, Rostovkinsky burial ground.

The decoration consists of either horizontal lines arranged in waves, or chevrons, meander hooks and hatched triangles.

[8] Bear small figurines amulets presumably had an apotropaic function, they were worn as Bronze pedants or in the form of clay statuettes.

Contact existed between the Samus and Okunev cultures in the Achinsk - Mariinsk forest-steppe area.