Catacomb culture

Catacomb culture
Geographical rangePontic steppe
PeriodBronze Age
Datesca. 2500–1950 BC
Preceded byYamnaya culture
Followed byAbashevo culture, Lola culture, Multi-cordoned ware culture, Srubnaya culture

The Catacomb culture (Russian: Катакомбная культура, romanizedKatakombnaya kul'tura, Ukrainian: Катакомбна культура, romanizedKatakombna kul'tura) was a Bronze Age culture which flourished on the Pontic steppe in 2,500–1,950 BC.[1]

Originating on the southern steppe as an outgrowth of the Yamnaya culture, the Catacomb culture came to cover a large area. It was probably Indo-European-speaking. Influences of the Catacomb culture have been detected as far as Mycenaean Greece. It spawned the Multi-cordoned ware culture and was eventually succeeded by the Srubnaya culture.


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