Timber-grave culture
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The Timber-grave culture was a Late Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-lined burial pits and its role in the spread of Indo-Iranian-speaking pastoralist groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timber-grave culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10398325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timber-grave culture Context triple: [Srubnaya culture, alsoKnownAs, Timber-grave culture]
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Pit Grave culture
The Pit Grave culture, better known as the Yamnaya culture, was a late Copper Age–early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages across Eurasia.
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Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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Afanasievo culture
The Afanasievo culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of pastoralists in the Altai–Sayan region of Central Asia, often associated with the eastward expansion of early Indo-European-speaking populations.
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Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
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Poltavka culture
The Poltavka culture was an Early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, regarded as a successor to and development of the Yamnaya cultural horizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timber-grave culture Target entity description: The Timber-grave culture was a Late Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-lined burial pits and its role in the spread of Indo-Iranian-speaking pastoralist groups.
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A.
Pit Grave culture
The Pit Grave culture, better known as the Yamnaya culture, was a late Copper Age–early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages across Eurasia.
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B.
Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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C.
Afanasievo culture
The Afanasievo culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of pastoralists in the Altai–Sayan region of Central Asia, often associated with the eastward expansion of early Indo-European-speaking populations.
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D.
Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
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E.
Poltavka culture
The Poltavka culture was an Early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, regarded as a successor to and development of the Yamnaya cultural horizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurasian steppe culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Srubna culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Srubnaya culture
Srubnaya culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFeature |
rectangular burial pits
ⓘ
stone coverings over graves ⓘ timber frameworks lining graves ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Iranian languages
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian-speaking pastoralists ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
inhumation under barrows
ⓘ
kurgan burials ⓘ timber-lined burial pits ⓘ use of wooden chambers in graves ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase |
Srubnaya developed phase
ⓘ
Srubnaya early phase ⓘ
linked to:
Srubnaya culture
Srubnaya late phase ⓘ
linked to:
Srubnaya culture
|
| economy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
horse husbandry ⓘ mixed agro-pastoralism ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Cimmerian culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Cimmerians
Scythian culture ⓘ
linked to:
Scythians
|
| geographicalExtent |
Don River basin
ⓘ
Ural region ⓘ Volga region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eurasian steppe
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurasian Steppe
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ eastern Ukraine ⓘ northern Kazakhstan ⓘ southern Russia ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bronze tools
ⓘ
bronze weapons ⓘ clay pottery ⓘ pottery with cordon decoration ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| partOf |
Srubnaya–Andronovo cultural horizon
ⓘ
linked to:
Srubnaya culture
|
| precededBy |
Catacomb culture
ⓘ
Poltavka culture ⓘ Potapovka culture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andronovo culture
ⓘ
Sintashta culture ⓘ Yamnaya culture ⓘ |
| significance |
important for spread of Indo-Iranian-speaking groups
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key component of Late Bronze Age steppe cultural transformations ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1800 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
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