The Gorokhovo culture (6th-3rd century BCE) was a Saka culture on the eastern side of the Ural mountains. It is similar to, but different from, the neighbouring Sargat culture.[1][2]

Gorokhovo culture
Geographical rangeSiberia
Dates6h century BCE to 3rd centuries CE
Preceded byBarkhatovo culture, Itkul culture, Baitovo culture
Followed byBakal culture

The culture had fortified settlements, probably aimed at protecting the metallurgical ressources of the Urals.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Matveeva, N. (March 2019). "The Gorokhovo culture in the system of the Trans-Ural antiquities of the Early Iron Age". Rossiiskaia Arkheologiia (1): 4–19. doi:10.31857/S086960630004109-8. S2CID 196201401.
  2. ^ Matveeva, Natalia (1 January 2019). "Гороховская культура в системе древностей". Российская археология №1.
  3. ^ a b Berlina, S.V. (2019). "Dwellings of the Gorokhovo Culture in the Trans-Urals". Vestnik Arheologii, Antropologii i Etnografii. 3 (46): 62–74. doi:10.20874/2071-0437-2019-46-3-062-074.
  4. ^ Török, Tibor (July 2023). "Integrating Linguistic, Archaeological and Genetic Perspectives Unfold the Origin of Ugrians". Genes. 14 (7): 1345. doi:10.3390/genes14071345. ISSN 2073-4425. PMC 10379071. PMID 37510249.