Archaeological research published in Antiquity reveals that the Yamna culture systematically reused older sacred spaces in the northern Pontic Steppe. Dr. Svitlana Ivanova and her colleagues found evidence that this Bronze Age culture deliberately appropriated existing ritual sites rather than creating entirely new ones.
The Yamna culture, which flourished in the Pontic-Caspian steppe during the early Bronze Age, appears to have recognized and valued the spiritual significance of pre-existing sacred locations. This practice suggests a complex understanding of landscape memory and ritual continuity across different cultural periods.