Yamnaya culture

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title: Yamnaya culture
text: The Yamnaya culture or the Yamna culture, also known as the Pit Grave culture or Ochre Grave culture, is a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the region between the Southern Bug, Dniester, and Ural rivers, dating to 3300–2600 BC. It was discovered by Vasily Gorodtsov following his archaeological excavations near the Donets River in 1901–1903. Its name derives from its characteristic burial tradition: Я́мная is a Russian adjective that means 'related to pits (yama)', as
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description: Archaeological culture from the Pontic steppe
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamnaya_culture
date created: 2004-10-20T11:32:10Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T21:36:04Z
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