The Birth of the Kurgan Burial Tradition

4200 BCE · Pontik-Hazar Bozkırı · cultural

The earthen tumulus (kurgan) tradition that began around 4200 BCE on the Pontic-Caspian steppe: the dead were buried in the ground together with horses, weapons and valuable objects.

The early Yamnaya kurgan tradition is the origin of the burial culture of the later peoples of Central Asia (Scythians, Saka, Sarmatians, Turks). Archaeological evidence of social stratification.

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What was The Birth of the Kurgan Burial Tradition?
The earthen tumulus (kurgan) tradition that began around 4200 BCE on the Pontic-Caspian steppe: the dead were buried in the ground together with horses, weapons and valuable objects.
When did The Birth of the Kurgan Burial Tradition happen?
4200 BCE
Where did The Birth of the Kurgan Burial Tradition take place?
Pontik-Hazar Bozkırı