Kiukainen culture

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The Kiukainen culture was the last Stone Age culture of the southwestern coast of Finland, dating to 2400–1500/1300 BC.[1] Its material culture combined elements from Pit–Comb Ware and Corded Ware cultures.[2] The area of Kiukainen culture ranged from the shore of Kvarken to Vyborg Bay.[3] Kiukainen culture is named after the Kiukainen municipality where the Finnish archaeologist found the first artefacts.[4]

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  1. ^ Cerezo-Román, Jessica; Williams, Howard; Wessman, Anna (2017-04-27). Cremation and the Archaeology of Death. Oxford University Press. pp. 206–. ISBN 9780198798118. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Kiukaisten kulttuuri". National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Kiukaisten keramiikka". University of Helsinki. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ Räty, Jouko (1988). "Arkeologisen kokoelman alku Satakunnan Museossa". Muinaistutkija (in Finnish). The Archaeological Society of Finland (3): 12. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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