Chernyakhov culture

  Götaland
  Gotland
  Wielbark culture in the early 3rd century
  Chernyakhov culture in the early 4th century
  Roman Empire
  Chernyakhov culture, 4th c.
Invasions of the Roman Empire
Map of Europe, with colored lines denoting migration routes
Timec. 300–800 or later[1]
PlaceEurope and the Mediterranean region
EventTribes invading the Roman Empire

The Chernyakhov culture, Cherniakhiv culture[2][3][4] or Sântana de Mureș—Chernyakhov culture[5][6][7] was an archaeological culture that flourished between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE in a wide area of Eastern Europe, specifically in what is now Ukraine, Romania, Moldova and parts of Belarus. The culture is thought to be the result of a multiethnic cultural mix of the Geto-Dacian, Sarmatian, and Gothic populations of the area.[8] "In the past, the association of this [Chernyakhov] culture with the Goths was highly contentious, but important methodological advances have made it irresistible."[9]

The Chernyakhov culture territorially replaced its predecessor, the Zarubintsy culture. Both cultures were discovered by the Czech-russian archaeologist, Vikentiy Khvoyka, who conducted numerous excavations around Kyiv and its vicinity. With the invasion of Huns, the culture declined and was replaced with the Penkovka culture (or the culture of the Antes).

Similarities have been noted between the Chernyakhov culture and the Wielbark culture, which was located closer to the Baltic Sea.

  1. ^ Allgemein Springer (2006), der auch auf alternative Definitionen außerhalb der communis opinio hinweist. Alle Epochengrenzen sind letztlich nur ein Konstrukt und vor allem durch Konvention begründet. Vgl. auch Stefan Krautschick: Zur Entstehung eines Datums. 375 – Beginn der Völkerwanderung. In: Klio 82, 2000, S. 217–222 sowie Stefan Krautschick: Hunnensturm und Germanenflut: 375 – Beginn der Völkerwanderung? In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift 92, 1999, S. 10–67.
  2. ^ "Entry Display Web Page".
  3. ^ Rudych, Tetiana (2022). "The Population of the Cherniakhiv Culture According to the Materials of the Cherkasy Centre Burial Ground (Craniological Aspect)". Arheologia (1): 86–100. doi:10.15407/arheologia2022.01.086. S2CID 248842142.
  4. ^ "Migration Period between Odra and Vistula - Ostrogoths".
  5. ^ Halsall 2007.
  6. ^ Kulikowski 2007.
  7. ^ Matthews & Heather 1991, p. 47.
  8. ^ Eiddon, Edwards & Heather 1998, p. 488.
  9. ^ Matthews & Heather 1991, pp. 88–92.