Zarubintsy culture

The Zarubintsy culture flourishes from the 3rd century BCE until the 1st century CE flourished in the area north of the Black Sea along the upper and middle Dnieper and Pripyat Rivers, stretching west towards the Southern Bug river.

Zarubintsy sites are particularly dense between the Rivers Desna and Ros as well as along the Pripyat river.

It was identified around 1899 by the Czech republic-Ukrainian archaeologist V. V. Chvojka and is now attested by about 500 sites.

The culture was named after finds cremated remains in the village of Zarubintsy, on the Dnieper.The Zarubintsy culture was of mixed origins, influenced by the La Tène culture, Germano-Celtic settlers (The Bastarnae and the Scirii) and the nomads of the steppes (the Scythians and the Sarmatians).

The Scythian and Sarmatian influence is evident, especially in pottery, weaponry, domestic objects and personal.

From the 3rd century and onwards, the culture was overrun by the Goths and became part of the Chernyakhov culture.

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