THE PHENOMENON OF BRONZE DAGGERS FROM BURIAL COMPLEXES OF THE KROTOVO CULTURE (CHRONOLOGY, AREA OF DISTRIBUTION, BEGINNINGS)

Abstract

The recently obtained data on specific bronze daggers that were discovered either beyond archaeological context or in hoards in Northern and Central Asia are analyzed in the paper. There are only three cases when such daggers were discovered in situ in the tombs of the Krotovo culture at Sopka 2/4 B, C burial ground in Baraba forest-steppe. The recently generated radiocarbon datings make it possible to correlate the daggers with the Seima-Turbino cultural phenomenon and date them to the Middle Bronze period.

Keywords

• bronze daggers
• krotovo culture
• intact archaeological complexes
• sopka-2 burial ground
• seimaturbino period
• northern and central asia