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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Kurgan</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>European Neolithic</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>European Bronze Age</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Pit-grave culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yamna</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yamnaya</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ямная культура</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Barrow culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kurgan culture</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to archaeological cultures that flourished north of the Black Sea from ca. 3300/2600 BC BCE. It is named for its distinctive Kurgan, or burial tumulus, and is also characterized by an emphasis on the horse and wheel technology. Many scholars believe this group is key to the expansion of Indo-Europeans across Eurasia. ]]></note></mads>