Alternate Spellings:
Maykop
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Archaeology of Russia
Definition:
A large kurgan on the Belaya river in Kuban, Russia, 33 feet high, with a 656 feet circumferance; probably dated 2500-2200 BC. It was excavated by N.I. Veselovsky in 1897, long before radiocarbon dating. Two burials, the oldest of a male and two females, very rich in gold and silver.
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• Kurgan
Bronze Age Archaeology
The invention of metallurgy marks the onset of the Bronze Age in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
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