Afanasievo

Refers to the Neolithic culture established in the slopes of the Afanasyevskaya Mountains from the 2nd millennium BCE. Sites have revealed tombs marked with stone circles symbolizing the Sun God, later ones took the form of barrows or large mounds.

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Afanasievo
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
March 8, 2024