The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology


Yamnaya Culture

Yamnaya Culture [CP].
A late Neolithic pastoralist culture dating to 2000–1800 BC of the lower Volga and Don steppelands of Russia, also known as the Pit Grave Culture. Possibly a forebear of the Corded Ware Culture or Kurgan Culture in the area.

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