Arkaim
Arkaim (Russian: Аркаим) is a fortified archaeological site, dated to c. 2150-1650 BCE, belonging to the Sintashta culture, situated in the steppe of the Southern Urals, 8.2 km (5.10 mi) north-northwest of the village of Amursky and 2.3 km (1.43 mi) east-southeast of the village of Alexandrovsky in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, just north of the border with Kazakhstan. It was discovered in 1987 by a team of archaeologists which later came under the leadership of Gennady Zdanovich. The realization of its importance unprecedentedly forestalled the planned flooding of the area for a reservoir. The construction of Arkaim is attributed to the early Proto-Indo-Iranian-speakers of the Sintashta culture, which some scholars believe represents the proto-Indo-Iranians before their split into different groups and migration to Central Asia and from there to Persia, India and other parts of Eurasia.
Аркаим (in Russian) | |
Aerial view of the main citadel | |
Shown within European Russia Arkaim (Russia) | |
| Location | Bredinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
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| Region | Kazakh Steppe |
| Coordinates | 52°38′57.34″N 59°34′17.194″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Middle Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Sintashta culture |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Gennady Zdanovich |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
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| Indo-European topics |
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