The Gorokhovo culture (6th-3rd century BCE) was a Saka culture on the eastern side of the Ural mountains. It is similar to, but different from, the neighbouring Sargat culture.[1][2]
The culture had fortified settlements, probably aimed at protecting the metallurgical ressources of the Urals.[3]
The Gorokhovo culture and Eurasian archaeological cultures in the Iron Age (ca. 800–100 BCE) with their approximate ranges. Cultures in the Seima-Turbino zone are indicated with blue letters.[4]