Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex

The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex is an archaeological culture associated with the first steppe nomads of ancient eastern and central Europe, especially with the Cimmerians.

History

The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex was derived from two main sources:[1]

  • the Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex showed strong influences from Central Asia and Siberia, especially from the Karasuk, Arzhan, and Altai cultures;
  • the Kuban culture of Ciscaucasia was also an important influence on the development of the Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk culture.

The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex influenced the local cultures of Central Europe, such as the Hallstatt culture.[2]

The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex was disturbed during the 8th to 7th centuries BC when the Scythians arrived from Central Asia and settled in Ciscaucasia.[2]

Spread

The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex covered the area ranging from Central Europe and the Hungarian Plain in the west to the Pontic and Ciscaucasian Steppes in the east.[1]

References

  1. Olbrycht 2000b, p. 102.
  2. Olbrycht 2000b, p. 103.

Sources

  • Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2000b). "Remarks on the Presence of Iranian Peoples in Europe and Their Asiatic Relations". In Pstrusińska, Jadwiga [in Polish]; Fear, Andrew (eds.). Collectanea Celto-Asiatica Cracoviensia. Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka. pp. 101–140. ISBN 978-8-371-88337-8.


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