General characteristic and internal structure of kurgans in Afanasievo culture

In this research, the internal structure and general characteristics of kurgans in Afanasievo culture are tried to be emphasized. In this context, the monuments that belong or can belong to this culture and the geographies in which they are located were mentioned and besides the materials that were found in them were analyzed by using Russian and many foreign sources. When the properties of the materials are analyzed, it was mentioned that which culture or cultures they show affinity with, their contribution to the history of humanity, chronology, and origin. The chronological problem was tried to be overcome by comparing the traditional method LSC (Liquid scintillation) and modern method AMS (Accelerator mass spectrometry) techniques and the origin problem was tried to be clarified through the genomes that were obtained from the human bones which were found in the monuments in recent years and cultural continuity/similarities. The Afanasievo culture is a very important culture for human history which serves as a kind of bridge between the east and west of Eurasia, where the main elements of the productive economy such as cattle breeding and metallurgy were observed for the first time in Southern Siberia and the construction of an advanced structure such as kurgan and the sacred structure. In this thesis, contrary to many scientists, the theory that Afanasievo culture is of Turkic origin rather than an Indo-European culture will be tried to be put forth.