Sintashta culture
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The Sintashta culture is a Middle Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Southern Urals, dated to the period c. 2200–1900 BCE. It is the first phase of the Sintashta–Petrovka complex, c. 2200–1750 B
Sintashta culture
Aerial view of Arkaim
Chariot model, Arkaim museum
Mace and axe heads from Sintashta grave
Corded Ware culture
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The Corded Ware culture comprises a broad archaeological horizon of Europe between c. 2900 BC and 2300 BC, thus from the Late Neolithic, through the Copper Age, and ending in the early Bronze Age.:14
Sintashta culture
…Widely regarded as the origin of the Indo-Iranian languages, Sintashta culture is thought to represent an eastward migration of peoples from the Corded Ware culture. The earliest known chariots have been found in Sintashta burials, and the culture is considered a strong candidate for the origin of the technology…
Corded Ware culture
Corded Ware pottery in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Berlin). c. 2500 BC
According to Allentoft (2015), the Sintashta culture probably derived at least partially from the Corded Ware culture. Nordqvist and Heyd (2020) confirm this.
Corded Ware stone-axe in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Berlin). c. 2800–2400 BC.