Merheleva Ridge

Ukraine / Luhanska / Buhayivka /
 monument, archaeological site, interesting place
Merheleva Ridge is the site of an Eneolithic temple and burial complex consisting primarily of four large stone mounds or kurgans situated near Perevalsk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine, about 30 km to the west-to-southwest of the city of Luhansk. It was built in about 4000 BC, corresponding to the Dnieper-Donets or early Yamna culture, and remained in use throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age, until 5th century BC Sarmatia. It was discovered in 2004, and the discovery officially announced on 7 September 2006.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merheleva_Ridge
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Coordinates:   48°23'51"N   38°55'35"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago