Sintashta

Sintashta
Синташта́
Location of the Sintashta culture (violet)
Sintashta
Shown within Continental Asia
Sintashta
Sintashta (Russia)
LocationChelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates52°29′10.4″N 60°11′17.8″E / 52.486222°N 60.188278°E / 52.486222; 60.188278
TypeSettlement

Sintashta is an archaeological site in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the remains of a fortified settlement dating to the Bronze Age, c. 2100–1800 BC, and is the type site of the Sintashta culture. The site has been characterised as a "fortified metallurgical industrial center."


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