Definition: A peat bog in the Ural region of Russia, the Gorbunovo site has produced some of the earliest (ca. 3rd-2nd millennium BC) known evidence for transportation, in the form of sledge runners. Also known for some elk and water-bird sculptures.

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Archaeology of Russia
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Neolithic Archaeology
The period in the Old World where humans first learned to tend and eventually plant crops is known as the Neolithic period.

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