Bichura (archaeological site)

Bichura is an archaeological site located in the Bichursky District of the Republic of Buryatia. According to archaeologists L. V. Lbova and E. R. Grechishchev, it represents a settlement of the Slab Grave culture. The site is dated to the late stage of the Bronze Age (7th–10th centuries BCE). The settlement was discovered in 1971 by an archaeological expedition of the Chita State Pedagogical Institute under the direction of archaeologist M. V. Konstantinov. In the 1990s, the site was studied by archaeologist L. V. Lbova, who conducted rescue excavations in connection with quarry development near the settlement. The collection of finds includes stone tools, ceramic fragments, and metal artifacts.

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