Sintashta Fortified Settlements

2100 BCE · Güney Ural Bozkırı (Çelyabinsk) · culture

More than 20 fortified settlements in the southern Urals (Sintashta, Arkaim and others); radially planned, fortified centres of bronze working.

Population c. 3,000–5,000; each settlement had horse stables and metal workshops. Evidence of the first urban organization on the steppe.

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What was Sintashta Fortified Settlements?
More than 20 fortified settlements in the southern Urals (Sintashta, Arkaim and others); radially planned, fortified centres of bronze working.
When did Sintashta Fortified Settlements happen?
2100 BCE
Where did Sintashta Fortified Settlements take place?
Güney Ural Bozkırı (Çelyabinsk)