It was localized in the Southern Urals and named after the village of Mezhovka on the banks of the Bagaryak river in the northern part of the Chelyabinsk Oblast.

[3] The Mezhovskaya culture reflects the further stages of development of the Ugric community in active contact with the Indo-Iranian population of the Ural steppes.

The later proto-Ugric genepool is inferred to have formed by further Eastern influc, resulting in a gene pool of c. 48% Srubnaya-like, c. 44% Nganasan-like and c. 8% ANE-like ancestry.

[5]In 2015, a genetic study of ancient dwellings of the Mezhovskaya culture was made of people found at the Kapova Cave (Shulgan-tash).

[10] The Mezhovskaya culture developed through two stages: Dwellings were excavated at Mezhovka, Kapova cave, Berezovka and other locations.