Volosovo culture
Neolithic–Bronze Age archaeological culture of Central Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Volosovo culture (Russian: Волосовская культура, romanized: Volosovskaya kul'tura) is an archaeological culture that followed the Neolithic Pit-marked pottery culture (Balakhna). The archaeological assemblage identified with this culture is related to finds from the middle Volga and Kama basin.[3]
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Geographical range | North-Central Russia, Volga region |
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Period | Neolithic to early Bronze Age |
Dates | 4000-2000 BC or 1800-1500 BC |
Major sites | Volga, Kama, Oka River, Veletma River |
Preceded by | Balakhna culture, Lyalovo culture[1] |
Followed by | Garino-Bor, Netted Ware culture[2] |
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The Volosovo culture emerged sometime between the third and fourth millennium B.C. and lasted until the second millennium BC.[4] The people of the Volosovo culture has been described as forest foragers.[5][6]