Ob River Basin Culture

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The Ob River basin culture, flourishing during the Bronze Age, is known for its distinct artistic expressions and burial practices. Cemeteries in the Tomsk area reveal abundant art objects, including bear figurines, and rock carvings. This culture, alongside the middle Ural region's culture, formed two evident branches in the Ural region during the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The Karasuk culture, located on the upper Ob River, dates from about 1200 to 70 BCE and shows connections with East Asia, evidenced by bronze objects similar to those from China's Shang period.12

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…Shigir) and that of the Ob River basin. During the 3rd and 2nd millennia bce the culture of the middle Ural region is famous for its elk and water-bird sculptures portrayed in wood, found in the peat bogs of Gorbunovo and Shigir, and that of the upper Ob region for…
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…Shigir) and that of the Ob River basin. During the 3rd and 2nd millennia bce the culture of the middle Ural region is famous for its elk and water-bird sculptures portrayed in wood, found in the peat bogs of Gorbunovo and Shigir, and that of the upper Ob region for…
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