Krivoye (Russian: Кривое), sometimes Krivoye Ozero, is a small oxbow lake in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, southeast of Magnitogorsk, near the Kazakhstani border. Its name is translated from the Russian as "Crooked Lake", reflecting its type.
| Krivoye Lake | |
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  Krivoye Lake | |
| Location | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Coordinates | 53°15′33″N 59°13′41″E / 53.25917°N 59.22806°E |
| Basin countries | Russia |
The lake is primarily known for the Sintashta-Petrovka burials, dotted over the area of some 10 km2. Particularly notable is one of the earliest chariot burials in the world, dated to ca. 2000 BC.The chariot grave contained a horse skull, three pots, two bridle cheek pieces, and points of spears and arrows. The bones were dated to an average of 2026 BC.[1]
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edit- ↑ "Archaeology, March/April 1995, 39". Archived from the original on 2005-09-04.
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