The Noua-Sabatinovka-Coslogeni complex was a late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

archaeological cultural complex located in

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and

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, dating from the 14th to 11th centuries BC, consisting of the closely related Noua, Sabatinovka and Coslogeni cultures. The complex originated from a westward migration related to the

Srubnaya culture The Srubnaya culture (russian: Срубная культура, Srubnaya kul'tura, ua, Зрубна культура, Zrubna kul'tura), also known as Timber-grave culture, was a Late Bronze Age 1850–1450 BC cultureParpola, Asko, (2012)"Format ...

from the steppe and

forest-steppe A forest steppe is a temperate-climate ecotone and habitat type composed of grassland interspersed with areas of woodland or forest. Locations Forest steppe primarily occurs in a belt of forest steppes across northern Eurasia from the eastern ...

region north of the

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, combined with the preceding

Monteoru culture The Monteoru culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture located in Romania and Moldova, dating from c. 2000 BC to the 14th century BC. It was derived from the preceding Glina-Schneckenberg culture and succeeded by the Noua-Sabatinovka cul ...

in Moldova and Romania. It was succeeded by the

Urnfield culture The Urnfield culture ( 1300 BC – 750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and p ...

(

Gava culture Gava may refer to: Places * Gavà, a town in Catalonia, Spain * Gávavencsellő, also known as Gava, a town in Hungary ; Iran * Bala Gava Sara, a village in Chini Jan Rural District, Gilan Province * Pain Gava Sara, a village in Chini Jan R ...

) and the Belozerka culture.

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