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Petrovka (archaeological site)

Coordinates: 54°17′0″N 68°15′0″E / 54.28333°N 68.25000°E / 54.28333; 68.25000
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54°17′0″N 68°15′0″E / 54.28333°N 68.25000°E / 54.28333; 68.25000 Petrovka is an archaeological site near the village of the same name in Zhambyl District, Kazakhstan, on the Ishim River. It comprises the remains of a 2nd millennium BC fortified settlement and, along with the similar site of Sintashta, is the type site of the Bronze Age Sintashta-Petrovka culture.[1]

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  1. ^ Krause, R.; Epimakhov, A. V.; Kupriyanova, E. V.; Novikov, I. K.; Stolarczyk, E. (28 March 2019). "The Petrovka Bronze Age Sites: Issues in Taxonomy and Chronology". Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 47 (1): 54–63. doi:10.17746/1563-0110.2019.47.1.054-063.