Kurgan archaeological horizon
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The Kurgan archaeological horizon is a broad prehistoric cultural complex of steppe societies known for their burial mounds and often associated with the spread of early Indo-European languages across Eurasia.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture complex
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prehistoric cultural horizon ⓘ steppe culture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kurgan cultural horizon
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Kurgan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateEndDate | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| approximateStartDate | 5th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceIncludes |
grave inventories with metal weapons
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horse remains in ritual contexts ⓘ kurgan barrow cemeteries ⓘ wheeled vehicle models and parts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Proto-Indo-European expansion
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early Indo-European languages ⓘ steppe ancestry in later European populations ⓘ |
| centralTo | Kurgan hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Anatolian hypothesis of Indo-European origins ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Caspian steppe
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Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ parts of Central Europe ⓘ parts of the Balkans ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
animal sacrifice in burials
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burial mounds ⓘ grave goods including weapons ⓘ hierarchical social structure ⓘ horse-related material culture ⓘ mobile pastoralism ⓘ mounded tombs ⓘ pit graves under barrows ⓘ stone stelae and anthropomorphic stelae in some regions ⓘ use of wagons and wheeled vehicles ⓘ warrior elite burials ⓘ |
| includes |
Catacomb culture
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Corded Ware–related steppe groups NERFINISHED ⓘ Khvalynsk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Maykop-influenced steppe groups ⓘ Sredny Stog culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamnaya culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of later steppe nomadic cultures ⓘ |
| namedAfter | kurgan burial mounds ⓘ |
| partOf | Pontic–Caspian steppe cultural sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTheory | steppe hypothesis of Indo-European origins ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
archaeogenetics
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archaeology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| temporalExtent |
Early Bronze Age
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Eneolithic ⓘ |
| theorizedBy | Marija Gimbutas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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