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Yamnaya Pastoralists: The Ancestors of Indo-Europeans
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Apr 9, 2025
Introduction The development of Yamnaya culture reflects a gradual expansion and integration process across the Eurasian steppes and into Europe. Originating around 3300 BCE, the Yamnaya people initially settled in the North Pontic steppes, with sites like Mikhailovka showcasing a mix of local Eneolithic styles and emerging Yamnaya pottery. These settlements, often characterized by large kurgan burial mounds rather than permanent structures, mark their mobile, pastoral lifestyle focused on cattle, sheep, and horses. Evidence of wagons and horseback riding suggests that mobility was central to Yamnaya society, allowing them to navigate vast grasslands and access resources across regions. Yamnaya Mobility and the Significance of Kurgans While genetically similar and sharing burial customs, Yamnaya artifacts reveal regional diversity in pottery and metalwork, hinting at interactions with local cultures and artisans. This diversity extended to their pastoral practices, evidenced by regional variations in livestock preferences across sites like Mikhailovka, Repin, and Usatovo. The Yamnaya’s reliance on cattle, sheep, and horses, and the associated pastoral economy, points to a semi-nomadic lifestyle with potentially seasonal movements rather than true, unrestricted nomadism. Blending of Eneolithic Traditions and Yamnaya Expansion As for their diet and daily life, the absence of grains and the focus on dairy and meat, as confirmed through stable isotope analysis and dental protein studies, reinforces their pastoral subsistence model. Their reliance on livestock over crops and emphasis on mobility align with the economic and social structures seen in their kurgan graves, which served as burial mounds and markers of territory and cultural identity across the steppes. Diverse Cultural Practices and Regional Influences The development of wheeled vehicles and horseback riding significantly bolstered Yamnaya mobility, allowing them to sustain larger herds over vast grasslands. The innovation of wagons, possibly more than just status symbols, provided logistical support to Yamnaya groups, expanding their range and facilitating exchanges with other regions. The introduction of wagons around 3400 to 3300 BCE, coupled with early horseback riding, marks a significant step in pastoralist mobility and may have played a role in the emergence of social hierarchies within Yamnaya society. Pastoral Economy The Kurgan theory’s suggestion of Yamnaya migrations into Europe aligns with archaeological findings showing their influence spreading westward into the Balkan-Carpathian region. The gradual blending of Yamnaya practices with local customs in areas like Serbia and Hungary highlights a complex process of cultural exchange rather than outright conquest, eventually contributing to the emergence of the Corded Ware culture in Europe. Wagons and Horseback Riding
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as the sun rises over the vast Eurasian steps a rich tapestry of human history
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unfolds woven from the movements and interactions of ancient
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people among these a group emerged thousands of years ago leaving an
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indelible mark on the genetic and cultural landscape of Europe and South Asia their legacy stretches across
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continents and generations linking contemporary populations in ways that continue to shape identities
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today around 3,000 to 2500 BCE people connected to the yamaya culture in the
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Eurasian steps began migrating across vast distances traveling up to 5,000 km
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East to the Alti mountains and West into Southeastern Europe including the
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Hungarian plain [Music] these migrations spanning the heart of
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Eurasia significantly shape the genetic makeup of future
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populations over time their descendants established the corded we and B Bea
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cultures laying the foundations for much of the genetic ancestry and linguistic
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roots of present day Europeans the Amia people introduced early forms of the Indo-European
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languages that many people speak today the yamnah people adopted a new way of
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life called nomadic pastoralism which offered a more efficient method for surviving in the open grasslands by
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moving seasonally with their herds across the step The Yuma could use resources across large areas without
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exhausting any one location this form of nomadism opened
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the Eurasian step as a productive space for human use transforming it from a
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challenging environment into a viable Home for mobile communities and their
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livestock the yamnaya lifestyle included living in small mobile groups and
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building temporary settlements rather than permanent ones this flexibility allowed them to access different grazing
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areas for their animals depending on the season which would have supported larger herds and a stable food
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supply their animals like cattle sheep and perhaps horses provided food
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clothing and transportation making life on the Move sustainable and opening a
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path for human expansion across Eurasia the yamnaya culture also known
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as the pit grave culture was first identified by a researcher named gatof
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in 1907 his work involved Excavating burial mounds called Kens around kov in
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Northern Ukraine three main types y of graves have been identified to define the
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Bronze Age in the pontic Caspian steps the pit grave also called yamnah the
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catacomb grave and the timber grave pit Graves of yamnah culture were the
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earliest type and marked the start of the early Bronze Age these Graves were
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simple pits dug into the ground and covered by Mounds catacomb Graves represented the
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middle Bronze Age and were more complex featuring mitches or tunnels dug into
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the sides of the pit Timber Graves of shrub culture
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characterized the late Bronze Age and involved Graves that were covered with wooden logs or bundles of reeds in areas
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where trees were not available in this video we discussed the development and spread of yamaya
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culture in the 1950s researchers noticed that yamnaya Graves contained fewer
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metal objects compared to the wealth of bronze items found in other cultures of
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that time like those in Europe and the aan this led some Scholars to label the
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yamnah culture as late Neolithic recent evidence showed a
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significant number of metal daggers in yamnah graves in the vulgar Ural steps
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and lower deeper steps this new evidence along with links to another culture
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called mop led to a classification of the yamnah culture as the early Bronze
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Age despite this shift some archaeologists still refer to the earliest phase of yamnah as Neolithic
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While most now accept that the yamnah culture marks the beginning of the early Bronze
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Age the early Bronze Age in the north Caucasus saw the emergence of the mop culture mid-4th millennium BCE known for
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advanced arsenical bronze Metallurgy and connections with the wider circum pontic metallurgical Province including the
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yamnaya culture positioned within a trade Network linked to West Asia and the oric
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expansion mop Elites Incorporated Mesopotamian symbols of kingship
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influencing the north Caucasus and step regions early mop groups migrated from
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the Caucasus around 4,800 to 4 ,700 BCE contributing to
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local genetic ancestry but remaining distinct from the yamnaya
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people the mop Innovations such as wheeled vehicles and Advanced Metal
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workking techniques like balve casting spread across the steps enabling the
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yamia culture to adopt durable tools and arsenical bronze weapons which were
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crucial for step life and warfare the mobility afforded by wheel
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transport allowed yamnaya pastoralists to expand trade establishing a mobile
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economy that supported later Indo-European migrations this mop yamnaya exchange
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laid the technological and economic foundation of the early Bronze Age step
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world the early Bronze Age in the pontic caspan steps started more than a
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thousand years earlier than in Central and Western Europe because the Bron Age timeline in the steps was more closely
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tied to that of Southwest Asia rather than Europe as yamnah people migrated
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Westward they encountered regions where their burial practices were assigned to the late inoli or late Neolithic periods
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which has led to some confusion regarding their dating the yamia culture likely emerged
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from a mix of inoli traditions with roots in the caval culture of the vulgar
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and repin culture from the dawn to the urals between 3,800 and 3,300
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BCE yamnaya groups near the Dawn and denipa were particularly influenced by
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the shreddy sto culture between 4,500 and 4,100
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BCE the sto culture was linked to the Bulan and caucuses as is evident from
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shared artifacts like animal-shaped sep and imported copper and
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gold by the mid anal lithic around 4,100 to 3,600 BCE shney stob Graves show the
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first contracted burials a precursor to the yumnaa tradition so early yamnah culture and
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its burial mounds known as Kens began to appear as early as 3,300 BCE and spread
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rapidly across the steps by around 3,200 to 3,100
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BCE by 3,000 BCE the yamnah nomads had
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established their presence throughout the region the yamnaya burials or Kens are
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Bronze Age Mounds with a segment shaped structure and a surrounding
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ditch primary Kens typically measur 12 to 18 m in diameter and 0.65 to 1 .10 m
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in height often featuring Stone mounds and walls many primary Kens contain
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secondary Graves with up to six or seven added burials usually occurred in simple
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rectangular pits often roofed and containing various items such as plant
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mats wooden structures and pillows stuffed with steep
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plants the deceased were typically placed in a contracted supine posture or
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oriented predominantly toward the East and occasionally sprinkled with red ochre the use of ochre to decorate the
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grave and the deceased is a common feature ferary assemblages included
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lightly fired clay vessels bone pins and occasionally metal artifacts while tools
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and weapons were not abundant some Graves contained pestel grinding stones
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and bronze knives the material from the graves is included items like wheeled Vehicles
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Tang daggers and unique axes many of these artifacts were inspired by the
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late mop cultures their graves also featured triangular Flint arroe heads
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bone pins and various types of Ceramics the shared burial
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characteristics such as pit shape and orientation alongside local variations
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like stone rings indicate that small family groups practice distinct funeral
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rights across the lower vulga and D region While most yamnah Graves were not
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rich in material Goods they were marked by large Kens usually 30 to 40 m wide
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covering a central grave that often contained an adult male yamnah culture was not uniform
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across different regions or periods different Regional groups have been observed based on differences in burial
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practices Pottery Styles and ferary items the ynaa culture is divided into
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several regions the north pontic yamnah region is located in present day Ukraine and
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parts of Southern Russia primarily around the Dina River this area shows strong influences
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from the neighboring cucuteni trilia culture and notable sites include mikova
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where fortified settlements were established in later periods the presence of arsenical bronze
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in this region points to interactions with the mop culture indicating a blend of local and external influences in its
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metal work and material culture the Don vulga yamnaya region
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extends between the da and vulgar Rivers across Russia this area includes the
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rein culture an early yamnah phase that eventually spread Westward and Eastward
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here ceramic Styles blend local traditions and new yamnah forms
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illustrating how the yamnah culture evolved through Regional interactions the Don vulga area also
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serves as a geographic Bridge linking the yamnaya to the Eastern
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step in the vulgar Ural yamnaya region located around the vulga and Ural rivers
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in Russia yamaya sites are often close to Copper mining res resources consequently copper tools are more
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common here than arsenical bronze which characterizes the North pontic yamnaya
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Region this division maintained unique craft Traditions showing minimal
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influence from Western yamia groups and indicating a degree of cultural isolation that allowed for distinct
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Regional development the Caspian yamnaya region stretches near the Caspian Sea in
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southern Russia and Kazakhstan this area represents the easternmost yamnaya territory connecting
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them with step groups farther east sites in this region are often sparsely distributed pointing to a more
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nomadic lifestyle adapted to the arid climate the simpler burial practices
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typical of the Caspian yamnaya reflect the environmental challenges and
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mobility of populations in this part of the step the lower danu or budek yamnaya
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area covers parts of modern Romania mova and Southwestern Ukraine near the danub
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river this region reflects a mix of yamnaya and local eolithic elements
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suggesting interaction with Balan cultures to the West unlike other yamnaya regions the
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budek area shows less influence from North pontic yamnaya highlighting the
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variety in yamnaya culture across acoss different territories and hinting at connections with Western
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populations the development of yamia culture can be better understood by examining layers of archaeological
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deposits at sites like mikova in Ukraine's lower vulgar
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region mikova is particularly interesting because it's one of the
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earliest spots where yamnaya people settled in the north pontic steps probably drawn by its strategic location
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near a river Crossing archaeologists found three distinct layers of artifacts and
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cultural materials at this site the oldest layer dates back to the late enthic period followed by a layer
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marking the beginning of yamnaya presence Pottery found from this early
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yamnah phase reveals a mix of older local enolic Styles and new designs that
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would Define yamnaya culture some pieces were made in the repin style
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linking mikova with other sites in the region radiocarbon dating supports this
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early yamnah expansion into the din uper steps most yamnaya Graves and
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settlements date to a later phase when the culture had grown more established
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at mik lovka this last phase is marked by a much larger and fortified settlement indicating the expansion of
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yamnaya society yamnah Pottery varied a lot depending on
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the region styles from places like cavalin on the vulga rein on the dawn
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mikova on the denipa and budj in the danu all reflect unique local
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[Music] traditions this variety suggests that yamnaya wasn't a unified culture in the
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way we often think of ancient societies instead it was more like a shared belief
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system or way of life across different groups who each had their own craft
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Styles even though they were genetically similar and practice similar burial Customs their pottery and metal work
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were regionally distinct probably made by local Artisans rather than the yamnaya people
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themselves the individuals associated with the yamnaya culture found in the
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pontic Caspian steps show surprisingly little genetic variation
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this suggests they descended from a small founding population resembling a clan or group connected through shared
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patal ancestry however it stands in contrast to the diversity seen in yamnaya metal
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work but for instance arsenical bronzes are more common in the north pontic
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steps likely influenced by the mop culture while pure copper tools were
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prevalent in the vulgar Ural steps near yam's copper
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Minds the debate about yumnah pastoralism centers on whether they were true Nomads who Moved constantly with
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their animals some researchers argue that the Bronze Age made True nomadism
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difficult and that the Yuma's dependence on cattle limited their
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Mobility instead of long migrations the yumnaa might have practiced shorter
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seasonal movements within certain areas this raises the question of whether
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their migrations starting around 3,100 to 3,000 BCE were due to a more mobile
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lifestyle or other reasons if the yamnah were only
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semi-nomadic their lifestyle may not have been much different from earlier herders but if they were the first true
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Nomads in the Eurasian steps it marked a major shift by focusing on cattle sheep and
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horses they began using grasslands that had not been grazed
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before to support this way of life the yamnah likely developed social and
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political structures to manage land coordinate group movements and maintain
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family and Clan connections they also needed practical skills like horse handling and wagon
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maintenance which would have helped them travel longer distances evidence like wagons and horse
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bones found in their Graves shows they had the tools and animals necessary for a mobile padic way of life since the
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area had poor soil and limited rainfall farming wasn't practical so raising
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livestock became a better survival strategy the lack of any burned grains
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in yamnaya Graves suggests they didn't grow crops instead they primarily
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sacrificed smaller animals like sheep and goats which are easier to move around than larger cattle that need
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reliable water sources unlike Farmers the yumnaa didn't
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build permanent settlements instead they left large burial mounds known as Kens
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which are typical markers of nomadic cultures built from stacked Turf these
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Kens could be seen from far away and were often located far from Rivers
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showing that the yamnah used the open grasslands and move mov their herds to find grazing
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land their diet reflected their pastoral Lifestyle the lack of grains in their
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diet and the focus on sheep and goats give us clues about what they ate modern
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scientific methods like analyzing stable isotopes from Bones and studying Dairy
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proteins in Dental plaque help us understand their diet these analyses support the idea
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that they relied on animal products rather than and plants for food research comparing diets over time
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in the vulgar Ural steps shows a significant shift from the Neolithic period to the Bronze
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Age while eolithic people ate more from forests and rivers the ynah diet shifted
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to include more livestock especially sheep and goats this shift shows they moved from a
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diet of Fish and Wild game to one based on grassland animals and animal
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protein yamnaya Dental Health was good with no cavities which is linked to a
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diet free from cultivated grains this finding highlights their unique lifestyle compared to later groups who
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consumed more grains the remains of animals from early yamni sites like mikova and rein give
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insight into their animal keeping practices mikova had a lot of cattle bow
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suggesting feasting events while rein had many horse bones showing the importance of horses in their
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diet in contrast another site OVO relied
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mainly on sheep and goats for meat and dairy these differences show that while
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cattle were essential in some places sheep and goats played a big role in diet and burial rituals across yamnah
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sites study of proteins in Dental plaque indicated that dairy products possibly
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cheese and yogurt became a regular part of their diet while earlier anal lithic
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individuals showed no such signs unlike other groups there was no
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farming in yamnah Graves confirming that they didn't practice agriculture the
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discovery of HSE milk proteins in two yam NAA individuals marks the earliest evidence of HSE milk consumption
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an important development was the invention of the wagon around 3,500 BCE
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which along with horseback riding increased their Mobility historical accounts like
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Herodotus is description of the cians suggest that steep nomads use two main
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types of Transportation horseback riding for quick travel and herd management and
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Ox drawn wagons to carry heavier items like tents and food
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around 3,400 to 3,300 BCE parts of
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wagons appeared in yamnah burial mounds along with the oldest known wheel from
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this region while some researchers think wagons were mostly a status symbol
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others believe they changed how herders traveled and farmed as they needed to keep oxen for pulling the
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wagons forse riding may have helped them manage their herds better as her herders
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on Horseback in Mongolia today can handle three times as many sheep as those on foot however evidence of
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horseback riding is hard to find in archaeology and it remains a topic of
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debate the earliest known horse domestication likely began around 3,500
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to 3,100 BCE at Bai in Northern Kazakhstan horse teeth from Bai show
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signs of wear from bits indicating riding at Bai five out of 19 horse teeth
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examined showed this wear which doesn't appear in Wild Horses other evidence of
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horse domestication includes pits filled with horse manure likely pens and traces
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of horse milk in Pottery before Bai around 4,500 to 4,000
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BCE people in the cavalin region in the vulgar steps who already herded cattle
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and sheep started showing new behaviors toward horses horse bones were found in Graves
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with other livestock and horses were arranged in specific ways suggesting
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they were becoming more than just wild animals new horse images from this time
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suggest a growing symbolic importance The Yuma also included horse
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bones in some Graves hinting that horses were culturally significant to them for
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instance at one yamnah cemeter an adult male was buried with a dagger
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two clay pots and the skulls of 40 horses although this wasn't a common
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ritual it shows that horses were important to yamah life and possibly connected to their Identity or
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status recent DNA studies reveal that domesticated step horses first appeared
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around 2,200 to 2100 BCE in the dawn bulga steps they mostly descended from
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local horse populations including yamaya horses but horses from Bai Kazakhstan
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had little influence on this lineage the newer domesticated step
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horses used in chariots were calmer and more suitable for Warfare with traits
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for endurance making them highly valuable by 1,500 BCE as they replaced
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older breeds across Eurasia these horses likely evolved
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gradually becoming more domesticated over time though ancient DNA shows when
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certain traits emerged it doesn't reveal exactly when horses were first used for riding or
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milking evidence from around 4,500 to 4,000 BCE shows changes in human horse
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interactions like in Cavin for instance Yia people in Romania show skeletal
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signs of riding and residues in their teeth indicate they drank coarse
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milk larger horses also started appearing in Central Europe suggesting a
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yam Nia influence on horse breeds the yamnah used horses for riding
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milking and rituals selecting for traits that later defined domesticated step
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horses however their horses were less durable and more skittish than later
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breeds managing larger herds required Mobility leading to the invention of
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wheeled vehicles around 3,400 to 3,300
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BCE these vehicles found in yamir Graves helped transport goods and allowed a new
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lifestyle combining slow wagon travel with fast horseback riding over time the amnah created a
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system where some Clans accumulated more wealth and influence leading to social
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inequality yamaya Graves reflect this with some people buried with valuable
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Goods showing a weak but noticeable hierarchy based on reputation and
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alliances physically the yam NAA in the vulgar steps were taller and more robust
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than their eolithic ancestors with the average male femur measuring longer than eneolithic
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males this increase in height is linked to a more nutritious diet likely rich in
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animal products the yamni were also taller than contemporary European Farmers showing
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that their simpler animal-based diet supported good physical growth and
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health the yanare culture is distinguished by its Kyan cemeteries
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rather than permanent settlements contrasting sharply with the more structured settlement patterns of the
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shrub NAIA culture but archaeological evidence shows that yamir sites
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particularly those east of the Dawn River are notably scarce indicating a
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potentially more pneumatic lifestyle excavations in regions like
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the Samara Valley revealed low artifact densities associated with yamaya
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suggesting these were primarily temporary camps rather than sites of substantial
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habitation in contrast earlier Neolithic and Neolithic settlements along riverine
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areas displayed diverse occupations and a more sedentary lifestyle characterized
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by a rich array of animal remains these sites contained evidence
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of domesticated animals and varied cultural levels highlighting a significant economic complexity that
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existed before the ynah period the transition into the yamnah
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culture around 3,300 BCE marked a pivotal shift as these earlier
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settlements were largely abandoned signifying a move to towards a more mobile pastoral
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existence the yamaya Pastoral economy relied heavily on Mobility with
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horseback riding and likely the use of wagons facilitating the transport of goods and hering of
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livestock this transition not only altered their economic practices but also had profound implications for
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social organization potentially giving rise to hierarchical structures within
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yamia Society Kiren Graves indicate wealth and Status
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disparities reflecting a level of social inequality that warrants further
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investigation critiques of existing theories surrounding yamnaya nomadism
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suggest that traditional Frameworks have often overlooked the significance of their mobility and the abandonment of
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earlier riverine settlements revisiting earlier analyses
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that emphasize the nomadic aspects of yumnah culture May provide a more nuanced understanding of the societal
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changes occurring during this transformative period in the pontic Caspian
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steps the Kyan Theory suggests that step peoples migrated into Europe in multiple
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waves with the yamnah migration as the last significant
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wave as the yamnah culture expanded into the Balan Carpathian region in the late
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4th to early 3rd millennium BCE typical burial mounds became common in areas
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such as Serbia Bulgaria and Hungary the integration of yamnah
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practices into local Customs indicates a gradual blending of cultures rather than
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a sudden Conquest these Graves known for specific burial rights are mostly
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located between the eastern carpathians and the southern urals however similar Graves found
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farther west suggest a migration of yamir groups from the steps though Scholars interpret the root of this
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migration in various ways the spread of yamnah culture from
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the steps north of the Black Sea to the west pontic region including the Balkans
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and carpathians likely involved waves of migration these migrations starting as
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early as 3,800 BC grew larger around 3,000 BC as groups from the step moved
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Southwest overcoming challenges to establish new communities traveled early on yamaya
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Customs like burial mounds ochre and crouched burials appeared in regions
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like th and du bruda Over time however local Customs
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Blended in especially in southern Bulgaria where Graves began to include
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local pottery and okra used de increased the yamnaya culture spread
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into Europe especially through the budack culture bringing yamnah traits to places like the Carpathian Basin and
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Beyond the budack culture within the yamn area shows Eastern influences from
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yamia Traditions like contracted burials which started spreading from the denipa
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to the vulgar region these burial practices United communities from the Carpathian Basin to the
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urals the burial mounds in these areas suggest large population movements
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rather than just Elite burials these tumula were widely accepted by the local
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population indicating coexistence rather than dominance yamnah burial practices became
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more distinct from their origin the farther they traveled with Northern Graves resembling the Homeland more
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closely than those in the South which in Incorporated local elements the reasons behind these
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changes remain uncertain but may relate to both distance and
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time this movement wasn't just one way there was a pendulum migration where
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step groups brought their culture to the Balan Carpathian region and local traits
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returned to the North pontic and North Caucasus areas leading to even stronger
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cultural exchanges with the West the in the early Bronze Age this
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exchange integrated cultures like the corded wear culture into the step but the caucuses region mostly received
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influences from the south rather than sending them outward to places like the near
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East researchers believe that the yamni migrations were driven by the search for
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new pastures and possibly by the desire to access copper resources in the
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region however the actual scale of these migrations seems to be smaller than
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previously thought the evidence suggests that these migrations took place slowly allowing
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for continuous interaction with their original homelands this slow integration means
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that the genetic influence of the yamnah people in Europe was gradual rather than
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overwhelming while their cultural impact was significant it didn't lead to drastic changes in the local
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culture the yamnaya culture adapted to local Traditions indicating a complex
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relationship rather than a straightforward Conquest this slow process of migration
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and cultural exchange contributed to the emergence of the corded wear cultures in
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Europe underscoring the complex relationships between step peoples and
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local communities that shaped the cultural landscape of ancient Europe
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