Komarov culture

The Komarov culture was a Bronze Age culture which flourished along the middle Dniester from 1500 BC to 1200 BC.

Komarov culture

Geographical range	Middle Dniester
Period	Bronze Age
Dates	ca. 1500–1200 BC
Type site	Komarov
Preceded by	Corded Ware culture
Followed by	Chernoles culture

Few settlements from the Komarov culture have been found. One settlement at Komarov, from which the culture is named, contained twenty small single-roomed houses.

The Komarov culture is best known for its inhumation burials. These are set into a stone- or timber-covered grave covered with a tumulus. Cremations and flat grave burials are also known. Decorations found on ceramics, and the presence of stone rings and cromlechs around the base of the tumuli, indicate that a sun cult existed among the Komarov people.

The Komarov culture is believed to have originated within the Corded Ware horizon, with which is shares numerous similarities, including burial rites, ceramics and metallurgical traditions. It is closely related to the Trzciniec culture. The Komarov culture is usually associated with the evolution of the Proto-Slavs or the Thracians.

Bronze and ceramic artefacts of the Komarov culture

See also

• Bronze Age Europe
• Vatin culture
• Nordic Bronze Age
• Tumulus culture

Sources

• Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). "Komarov culture". Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 338. ISBN 1884964982.