آرکائیم
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
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17th-century BC disestablishments1987 archaeological discoveries22nd-century BC establishmentsArchaeoastronomyArchaeological discoveries in RussiaArchaeological sites in Chelyabinsk OblastBronze Age AsiaBronze Age RussiaCultural heritage monuments in Chelyabinsk OblastFormer populated places in RussiaHistory of UralIndo-Iranian archaeological sites