Belozerka culture

TheBelozerka culture(Russian:Белозерская культура) orBilozerkaculture(Ukrainian:Білозерська культура) was a LateBronze Agearchaeological cultureof the later (12th–10th centuries BCE) which replaced theSrubnaya cultureon the steppes ofUkraineandMoldova.There are finds near the lowerDonand inKubanandCrimea.It was identified as an independent archaeological culture in the 1980s.

Belozerka culture

Geographical range	Ukraine, Moldova
Period	Bronze Age
Dates	12th century - 10th century BCE
Preceded by	Srubnaya culture,Noua-Sabatinovka culture
Followed by	Belogrudov culture,Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex,Scythians

The remains consist of settlements, graves, workshops, treasures, and scattered other finds. The settlements consist ofpit-houses,semi–pit-houses, and houses on flat ground with stone foundations, while the graves aretumuliandgrave fields.The dead were buried on a wooden floor in a rectangular pit in thefetal position,usually lying on one side, with the head oriented toward the south.Grave goodsconsisted of one or two wooden vessels, rarely metallic objects.

The culture is associated with theCimmerians,and it was replaced by the Belogrudov culture and later theScythians.