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		Kurgan (кургáн) is the Russian word (of Turkic origin) for a type of burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber, often of wood.
		Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppes, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania.
		In the Kurgan hypothesis, the entire pontic steppes are considered the PIE Urheimat, and a variety of late PIE dialects is assumed to have been spoken across the region.
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	Kurgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppes, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania.
		The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the entire pontic steppe, Kurgan IV being identified with the Yamna culture of around 3000 BC.
		In the Kurgan hypothesis, the entire pontic steppes are considered the PIE Urheimat, and a variety of late PIE dialects is assumed to have been spoken across the region.
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	Kurgan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
		Kurgan (кургáн) is the (A native or inhabitant of Russia) Russian word (of (A subfamily of Altaic languages) Turkic origin) for a type of ((archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs) burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber, often of wood.
		Kurgan 4 at Kutuluk near (A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple) Samara, (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia, dated to ca.
		Ryzhanovka kurgan, a 10 metres high kurgan 125 km south of (Capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center) Kiev, containing the tomb of a (The Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians) Scythian chieftain, 3rd century BC, excavated in 1996.
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		Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze_Age nomadic peoples of the steppe s, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania.
		The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the entire pontic steppe, Kurgan IV being identified with the Yamna culture of around 3000_BC.
		The "kurganized" globular_amphora culture in Europe is proposed as a "secondary Urheimat", separating into the bell_beaker and corded_ware cultures around 2300_BC and ultimately resulting in the European branches of Italic, Celtic and Germanic languages, and other, partly extinct, language groups of the Balkans and central Europe, possibly including the proto- Mycenaean invasion of Greece.
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		Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppe s, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania.
		The domestication of the horse, and later the use of early chariot s is assumed to have increased the mobility of the Kurgan culture, facilitating the expansion over the entire Yamna region.
		The main alternative suggestion is the theory of Colin Renfrew, postulating an Anatolia n Urheimat, and the spread of the Indo-European languages as a result of the spread of agriculture.
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		Before modern archaeology uncovered some of the Scythian burials of warrior-maidens entombed under kurgans in the region of Altay Mountains, giving concrete form at last to the Greek tales of mounted Amazons, the origin of the story of the Amazons has been the subject of speculation among classics scholars.
		This is probably related to the Sagaris, an axe-like weapon associated with both Amazons and Scythian tribes by Greek authors (see also Aleksandrovo kurgan).
		Paulus Hector Mair expresses astonishment that such a "manly weapon" should have been invented by a "tribe of women", but he accepts the attribution out of respect for his authority, Johannes Aventinus.
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		Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppes, from the Altai Altai (in Mongolian Altain-ula, the "Mountains of Gold"), a term used in Asiatic geography with various significations.
		The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the entire pontic The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.
		Gimbutas viewed the expansions of the Kurgan culture as a series of essentially hostile, military invasions where a new warrior culture imposed itself on the peaceful, matriarchal A matriarchy is a tradition (and by extension a form of government) in which community power lies with the eldest mother of a community.
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		See Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast for a Russian city of that name.
		James Mallory advocates the Kurgan hypothesis as the de-facto standard theory of Indo-European origins, but he recognizes valid criticism of Gimbutas' radical scenario of military invasion: almost all the arguments for invasion and cultural transformation are far better explained without reference to Kurgan expansion.
		The Kurgan scenario is widely accepted as the most likely answer to the question of Indo-European origins, but its status remains speculative.
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	Encyclopedia: Kurgan
		The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze.
		Kurgan (Курган), the capital of the Kurgan Oblast, Russia, is one of the oldest cities in Siberia (geographical position: 55°28 N, 65°21 E).
		Ipatovo kurgan refers to kurgan 2 of the Ipatovo barrow cemetery 3, a cemetary of kurgan burial mounds, located near Ipatovo, some 120 km north-east of Stavropol, Stavropol Krai, Russia.
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		See Highlander for the fictional character called Kurgan.'' ---- {{Indo-European}} '''''Kurgan''''' (кургáн) is the Russian language Russian word (of Turkic languages Turkic origin) for a type of burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber, often of wood.
		Those scholars who follow Gimbutas identify a '''Kurgan culture''' as reflecting an early Indo-European ethnic ity which existed in the steppes and southeastern Europe from the 5th millennium BC fifth to 3rd millennium BC third millennia BC.
		Image:Kurgan_map.png 500pxcenterOverview of the Kurgan hypothesis The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the entire Black Sea pontic steppe, Kurgan IV being identified with the Yamna culture of around 3000 BC.
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	Amazons - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
		They are heard of in the time of Alexander the Great, whentheir queen Thalestris visited him and became a mother by him, and Pompey is said to have found them in the army of Mithradates.
		Before modern archaeology uncovered some of the Scythian burials of warrior-maidens entombed under kurgans in the Altai region of Siberia, giving concrete form at lastto the Greek tales of mounted Amazons, the origin of the story of the Amazons has been the subject of speculation among classicsscholars.
		This is probably related to the Sagaris, an axe-likeweapon associated with both Amazons and Scythian tribes by Greek authors (see also Aleksandrovo kurgan).
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		Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast for a Russian city of thatname.
		James Mallory advocates the Kurgan hypothesis as the de-facto standardtheory of
		Kurgan Culture - Detailed description of the archaeological findings associated with the " Kurgan culture", a 5th-3th millennium BC civilization north of the Black Sea, whose inhabitants are widely thought to have been the speakers of Proto-Indo-European (PIE).
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	Labrys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pixodauros, etc.) a type of Zeus venerated at Labraunda in Caria that numismatists call Zeus Labraundeus stands with a tall lotus-tipped sceptre upright in his left hand and the double-headed axe over his right shoulder.
		On the Aleksandrovo kurgan fresco, it is probably wielded by Zalmoxis.
		Today, probably influenced by traditions that link the Amazons with the battle-axe (see Sagaris), the labrys is sometimes used as a symbol of female empowerment, signifying lesbianism in particular, and appearing in Wiccan ritual.
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	kurgan \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
		'Kurgan ' (кургáн) is the Russian word (of Turkic origin) for a type of burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber, often of wood.
		In 1956 Marija Gimbutas introduced her 'Kurgan hypothesis ' combining kurgan archaeology with linguistics to locate the origins of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) speaking peoples.
		'Kurgan IV ' or Yamna culture, first half of the 3rd millennium BC, encompassing the entire steppe region from the Ural to Romania.
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	Aleksandrovo kurgan Information
		The Aleksandrovo kurgan is a Thracian kurgan excavated near Aleksandrovo, South-Eastern Bulgaria, dated to ca.
		Bulgarian Archaeologist Georgi Kitov examined the kurgan in 2001, discovering a round chamber with a diameter of ca.
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	Kurgan - Definition, explanation
		- Detailed description of the archaeological findings associated with the " Kurgan culture", a 5th-3th millennium BC civilization north of the Black Sea, whose inhabitants are widely thought to have been the speakers of Proto-Indo-European (PIE).
		Brief introduction, in English and Spanish, to this ethnically mixed parish, including address and Mass times.
		In the territory of the ancient irrigated land of Bukhara, at about 7 km in northeast direction from the provincial center of Safirkhan, lie the ruins of an ancient town called by the local people Kurgan -Vardanzeh.
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	Landmarks & Museums - Guide to Bulgaria and Bulgarians - GuideBG.com
		Museums of History, Museums of Nature and Sciences, Archeology Museums, Architectural Preserves, Bulgarian Bridges, Ethnographic Complexes, House Museums, Landmarks, Fortresses, Archeological Excavations, and Thracian Tombs in Bulgaria.
		The Aleksandrovo Kurgan is a Thracian tomb excavated near Aleksandrovo, South-Eastern Bulgaria, dated to ca.
		The Thracian tomb near Aleksandrovo is submitted on the UNESCO World Heritage...
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	Labrys. Everything you wanted to know about Labrys but had no clue how to find it.. Learn about Labrys here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
		Labraunda in Caria that numismatists call Zeus Labraundeus stands with a tall lotus-tipped sceptre upright in his left hand and the double-headed axe over his right shoulder.
		Aleksandrovo kurgan fresco, it is probably wielded by
		Today, probably influenced by traditions that link the
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