Monteoru culture

The Monteoru culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture located in Romania and Moldova, dating from c. 2000 BC to the 14th century BC.

It was derived from the preceding Glina-Schneckenberg culture and succeeded by the Noua-Sabatinovka culture, and was contemporary with the related Tei culture.

[1][2][3][4] According to Anthony (2007), chariotry spread westwards to the Monteoru culture from the Multi-cordoned ware culture.

[5] According to genetic studies, the Monteoru culture had male haplogroups I2a and G2a.

Of the female haplogroups, the following were present: H11a2, K1c1, H1, J1c, U5a1a1, H58.