A Middle Bronze Age archaeological culture of the southern Trans-Urals, the first phase of the Sintashta-Petrovka complex, known for early spoke-wheeled chariot burials and fortified circular settlements; a likely precursor influence on Andronovo.
Transitioned into the wider Petrovka/early Andronovo cultural horizon by c. 1900 BC.
Extensive coverage of Sintashta chariot burials and its role in Indo-Iranian steppe prehistory.