Mikhaylovka culture
The Mikhaylovka culture, Lower Mykhaylivka culture is a Copper Age archaeological culture which flourished on the Pontic steppe from 3600 BC to 3000 BC.
Lower Mikhaylovka culture is named after an early Yamna site of the late copper age of the lower Dnieper River, noted for its fortifications.
Lower Mykhalivka culture is named after lower archaeological layer of the site near Mykhaylivka village of Kherson Oblast.
Mikhaylovka I had connections to the west, and is related to the Kemi Oba culture at the Bug-Dniepr area and the Crimea, and seems to have had connections to the Maykop culture.
Mikhaylovka II had connections to the east, as reflected by its Repin-style pottery. Mikhaylovka II is divided into a lower and an upper level. Mikhaylovka II shows a shift from farming to cattle herding, typical for the Yamna horizon.
