It formed in the middle Lena river basin in the V — IV millenniums BCE as a result of the migration of tribes from Transbaikalia, which assimilated the local Sumnagin culture (10,500-6,500 BP) that was preceramic.
[1] The culture got its name from Lake Syalakh, located 90 km from the town of Zhigansk in Yakutia (Saha).
The sites of the carriers of Syalakh culture are marked by the first appearance of polished stone tools,[2] as well as the earliest ceramics (fired clay pottery with a characteristic mesh pattern).
In decorative arts, a central place is occupied by the images of moose, which reflect mythological representation.
According to Pavel Flegontov et al., The ancient Paleo-Eskimo peoples were probably involved in these migrations.