Northern Kazakhstan in the context of "Sintashta culture"

Play Trivia Questions online!

or

Skip to study material about Northern Kazakhstan in the context of "Sintashta culture"

Ad spacer

⭐ Core Definition: Northern Kazakhstan

North Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, romanizedSoltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy; Russian: Северо-Казахстанская область, romanizedSevero-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan with a population of 522,171. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 221,907 people. It is the only region of Kazakhstan in which ethnic Kazakhs don't make up a majority.

↓ Menu

>>>PUT SHARE BUTTONS HERE<<<

👉 Northern Kazakhstan in the context of Sintashta culture

The Sintashta culture is a Middle Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Southern Urals, dated to the period c. 2200–1900 BCE. It is the first phase of the Sintashta–Petrovka complex, c. 2200–1750 BCE. The culture is named after the Sintashta archaeological site, in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, and spreads through Orenburg Oblast, Bashkortostan, and Northern Kazakhstan. Widely regarded as the origin of the Indo-Iranian languages, Sintashta culture is thought to represent an eastward migration of peoples from the Corded Ware culture.

The earliest known chariots have been found in Sintashta burials, and the culture is considered a strong candidate for the origin of the technology, which spread throughout the Old World and played an important role in ancient warfare. Sintashta settlements are also remarkable for the intensity of copper mining and bronze metallurgy carried out there, which is unusual for a steppe culture. Among the main features of the Sintashta culture are high levels of militarism and extensive fortified settlements, of which 23 are known.

↓ Explore More Topics
In this Dossier