Kura-Araxes culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Early_Transcaucasian_culture
gptkb:Kur-Araz_culture
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Metsamor
gptkb:Shulaveri
gptkb:Nakhchivan
gptkb:Aratashen
gptkb:Geoy_Tepe
gptkb:Kültəpə
gptkb:Kavtiskhevi
gptkb:Khramis_Didi_Gora
gptkb:Norşuntepe
gptkb:Tilki_Tepe
gptkb:Godin_Tepe
Karaz
gptkbp:architecture mudbrick houses
circular houses
rectangular houses
multi-room houses
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jewelry
tools
weapons
figurines
gptkbp:burialPractice inhumation in kurgans
gptkbp:characteristicPottery black and red burnished ware
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Boris_Kuftin
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1929
gptkbp:economy agriculture
animal husbandry
gptkbp:endDate c. 2000 BCE
gptkbp:hasAnimal gptkb:dog
gptkb:livestock
goats
pigs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kura-Araxes culture
gptkbp:languageFamily unknown
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Araxes_River
gptkb:Kura_River
gptkbp:notableFor metallurgy
fortified settlements
distinctive pottery
gptkbp:period gptkb:Early_Bronze_Age
Chalcolithic
gptkbp:potteryColor black
gray
red
gptkbp:potteryDecoration incised geometric patterns
gptkbp:potterySurface burnished
gptkbp:potteryTechnique handmade
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Shulaveri-Shomu_culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Mesopotamia
gptkb:South_Caucasus
gptkb:Eastern_Turkey
gptkb:Northwestern_Iran
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Caucasus
gptkb:Anatolia
gptkb:Iranian_Plateau
gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:startDate c. 3400 BCE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Trialeti_culture
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:ceramics
metals
agricultural products
obsidian
gptkbp:uses stone tools
copper tools
bronze tools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maykop_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6