Maikop

Refers to the artifacts of a Bronze age culture of the western Caucasus which takes its name from the site of a 3rd millennium BCE burial chamber excavated in 1897. Maikop overlaps territorially with Yamna culture to the north. The Maikop people lived in fortress settlements, practiced terrace agriculture, and raised livestock. Maikop grave goods are remarkably rich in silver and gold artifacts, including bull figurines.