Srubnaya culture
| Geographical range | Pontic steppe |
|---|---|
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Dates | ca. 1900 BC – 1200 BC |
| Preceded by | Abashevo culture, Multi-cordoned ware culture, Sintashta culture, Lola culture |
| Followed by | Noua-Sabatinovka culture, Trzciniec culture, Belozerka culture, Bondarikha culture, Scythians, Sauromatians |
The Srubnaya culture (Russian: Срубная культура, romanized: Srubnaya kul'tura, Ukrainian: Зрубна культура, romanized: Zrubna kul'tura), also known as Timber-grave culture, was a Late Bronze Age 1900–1200 BC culture in the eastern part of the Pontic–Caspian steppe. It is a successor of the Yamna culture, the Catacomb culture and the Poltavka culture. It is co-ordinate and probably closely related to the Andronovo culture, its eastern neighbor. Whether the Srubnaya culture originated in the east, west, or was a local development, is disputed among archaeologists.
The Srubnaya culture is generally associated with archaic Iranian-speakers. The name comes from Russian сруб (srub), "timber framework", from the way graves were constructed.