Sintashta-Petrovka culture Iranian peoples

according allentoft (2015), sintashta culture derived corded ware culture.

the sintashta culture, known sintashta-petrovka culture or sintashta-arkaim culture, bronze age archaeological culture of northern eurasian steppe on borders of eastern europe , central asia, dated period 2100–1800 bce. archaeological manifestation of indo-iranian language group.

the sintashta culture emerged interaction of 2 antecedent cultures. immediate predecessor in ural-tobol steppe poltavka culture, offshoot of cattle-herding yamnaya horizon moved east region between 2800 , 2600 bce. several sintashta towns built on older poltovka settlements or close poltovka cemeteries, , poltovka motifs common on sintashta pottery. sintashta material culture shows influence of late abashevo culture, collection of corded ware settlements in forest steppe zone north of sintashta region predominantly pastoralist. allentoft et al. (2015) found close autosomal genetic relationship between peoples of corded ware culture , sintashta culture.

the earliest known chariots have been found in sintashta burials, , culture considered strong candidate origin of technology, spread throughout old world , played important role in ancient warfare. sintashta settlements remarkable intensity of copper mining , bronze metallurgy carried out there, unusual steppe culture.

because of difficulty of identifying remains of sintashta sites beneath of later settlements, culture distinguished andronovo culture. recognised separate entity forming part of andronovo horizon .