Vasily Gorodtsov

Vasily Alekseyevich Gorodtsov (Russian: Василий Алексеевич Городцов; 23 March (O.S. 11 March), 1860, village of Dubrovichi, Ryazan Oblast — 3 February 1945, Moscow) was a leading Russian and Soviet archaeologist of the first half of the 20th century.

In 1903, Gorodtsov identified three stages of the Bronze Age in the Pontic–Caspian Steppe, which he named after the prevalent burial method (in pits, catacombs, and timber framing, respectively): the Yamnaya, Catacomb, and Srubnaya cultures (the so-called "Gorodtsov triad"). He also assigned names to the Fatyanovo, Volosovo, Gorodets, and other cultures of the forest zone.