Maykop culture
E1041623
The Maykop culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the northern Caucasus, notable for its rich burial mounds, advanced metalworking, and role in early Eurasian cultural exchange.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Maikop culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
cemeteries
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fortified sites ⓘ settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caucasus metalworking tradition
ⓘ
Kura–Araxes culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
kurgan tumuli
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rich grave goods ⓘ single inhumations in crouched position ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Kuban River region
NERFINISHED
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northwestern Caucasus foothills ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
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early wheeled transport ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Catacomb culture
NERFINISHED
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North Caucasus culture ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Klady necropolis
NERFINISHED
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Maykop kurgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Starokorsunskaya kurgans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Novosvobodnaya phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Yamnaya horizon (debated)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
steppe cultures north of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mesopotamian cultures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transcaucasian cultures ⓘ |
| keyExcavationBy | Nikolai Veselovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced metalworking
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early bronze metallurgy ⓘ elaborate kurgan graves ⓘ gold and silver artifacts ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ rich burial mounds ⓘ role in early Eurasian cultural exchange ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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North Caucasus ⓘ southern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
metal vessels
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metal weapons ⓘ polychrome metalwork ⓘ stone stelae ⓘ zoomorphic figurines ⓘ |
| name | Maykop culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maykop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age cultures of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eneolithic cultures of the North Caucasus ⓘ |
| region |
Adygea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 3700 BCE ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
cattle
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goats ⓘ horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maykop