Andronovo culture

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Bronze Age culture archaeological complex archaeological culture pastoralist culture

The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Andronovo culture canonical	2
Fedorovo culture	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bronze Age culture ⓘ archaeological complex ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ pastoralist culture ⓘ
associatedWithTechnology	bronze casting ⓘ chariot warfare ⓘ horse-drawn vehicles ⓘ
burialCustom	flexed inhumations ⓘ grave goods with metal objects ⓘ inhumation in kurgans ⓘ stone cists ⓘ
domesticatedAnimal	cattle ⓘ goat ⓘ horse ⓘ sheep ⓘ
endTime	circa 900 BCE ⓘ
ethnicAssociation	Indo-Iranian peoples ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	animal husbandry ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ
hasFeature	defensive earthworks ⓘ semi-subterranean dwellings ⓘ stone enclosures in cemeteries ⓘ timber-framed houses ⓘ
hasSubtradition	Alakul culture ⓘ Andronovo culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fedorovo culture Sargary culture ⓘ
knownFor	advanced metallurgy ⓘ bronze working ⓘ chariot-related remains ⓘ distinctive burial practices ⓘ fortified settlements ⓘ kurgan burials ⓘ
languageFamilyAssociation	Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Asia ⓘ Eurasian Steppe ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Western Siberia ⓘ Ural region ⓘ surface form: southern Ural region
materialCulture	bronze tools ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ horse harness fittings ⓘ pottery with geometric ornament ⓘ
overlapsWith	Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex ⓘ Sintashta culture ⓘ Srubnaya culture ⓘ
partOf	Eurasian Steppe ⓘ surface form: Eurasian Steppe cultural horizon
precedes	Saka people ⓘ surface form: Saka cultures Scythian Iron Age ⓘ surface form: Scythian cultures
startTime	circa 2000 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod	Bronze Age ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eurasian Steppe → archaeologicalCulture → Andronovo culture ⓘ

Proto-Indo-Iranian language → associatedWithCulture → Andronovo culture ⓘ

Andronovo culture → hasSubtradition → Andronovo culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fedorovo culture