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آرکائیم
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Arkaim () is a fortified archaeological site, dated to 2150-1650 BCE, belonging to the Sintashta culture, situated in the steppe of the Southern Urals, north-northwest of the village of Amursky and east-southeast of the village of Alexandrovsky in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, just north of the border with Kazakhstan. It was discovered in 1987 by a team of archaeologists which later came under the leadership of Gennady Zdanovich. The realization of its importance unprecedentedly forestalled the planned flooding of the area for a reservoir. The construction of Arkaim is attributed to the ea

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Arkaim
Ancient site.native_name
Аркаим
Ancient site.image
Аркаим 2015 (cropped).jpg
Ancient site.caption
Aerial view of the main citadel
Ancient site.map_type
European Russia#Russia
Ancient site.map_alt
Arkaim site in Russia
Ancient site.map_size
240
Ancient site.relief
yes
Ancient site.location
Bredinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Ancient site.region
Kazakh Steppe
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.epochs
Late Middle Bronze Age
Ancient site.cultures
Sintashta culture
Ancient site.archaeologists
Gennady Zdanovich
Ancient site.ownership
Public
Ancient site.public_access
Yes

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