Milograd culture

The Milograd culture (also spelled Milahrad or Mylohrad, also known as Pidhirtsi culture on Ukrainian territory) is an archaeological culture, lasting from about the 7th century BC to the 1st century AD. Geographically, it corresponds to present day southern Belarus and northern Ukraine, in the area of the confluence of the Dnieper and the Pripyat, north of Kyiv. Their ethnic origin is uncertain, but likely to be either Baltic or Early Slavic. The town of Milahrad (Belarusian: Мілаград), after which the culture is named, is located in the Gomel Region of Belarus.

This culture is identified with the Neurae of Herodotus. The bearers of this archaeological culture are considered to be Balts or Proto-Slavs. It is genetically related to the Sosnytsia and Tszynets cultures.

The Milograd culture was over time strongly influenced by the culture of the Podkles-Pomeranian tribes, who came from the northwest and, together with the local Milograd-Podhirtsi tribes, later formed the Zarubynet culture in this territory. In the north, part of the territory of the Milograd culture became part of the Brushed Pottery culture of the late period.