# Sintashta and Arkaim (-2100)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/-2100-sintashta-and-arkaim
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In the southern Urals the Sintashta culture built fortified circular settlements such as Arkaim and Sintashta and buried some of the earliest known spoke-wheeled chariots. The people practised large-scale copper metallurgy. Sintashta is widely associated with early Indo-Iranian speakers who later spread across Central Asia. Sintashta chariots represent a military and technological revolution that spread from the steppe across Asia.

## Why it matters
Sintashta chariots represent a military and technological revolution that spread from the steppe across Asia.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric Russia](https://history-russia.com/rulers/prehistoric-russia)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Sintashta culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintashta_culture)
- [Wikipedia — Arkaim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkaim)
- [Wikipedia — History of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Sintashta and Arkaim](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Sintashta+and+Arkaim)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)