Zarubintsy Culture

an archaeological culture widespread from about the first century B.C. to about the first century A.D. in the Middle Dnieper Region and partially in the Upper Dnieper Region. Some researchers consider the culture to be Old Slavic. It was named after a burial ground near the village of Zarubintsy, PereiaslavKhmel’nitskii Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, which was discovered by V. V. Khvoika in 1899. Moundless burials containing burnt remains are characteristic of the culture. Individual inhumations have been found only at two places—Korchevatoe and Velemichi. Remains of small settlements, with ground dwellings or dwellings dug slightly into the earth, are often situated in high and inaccessible locations. The people were organized into a tribal system and engaged in agriculture, stock breeding, hunting, and fishing. Work tools were made of iron, and decorative objects, of bronze. Pottery was modeled. The La Tene culture exerted an influence on the development of the Zarubintsy culture. In the west, the culture bordered with the Przeworsk culture.