The Kiukainen culture was the last Stone Age culture of the southwestern coast of Finland, dating to 2400–1500/1300 BC. [1] Its material culture combined elements from Pit–Comb Ware and Corded Ware cultures. [2] The area of Kiukainen culture ranged from the shore of Kvarken to Vyborg Bay. [3] Kiukainen culture is named after the Kiukainen municipality where the Finnish archaeologist Matti Kauppinen found the first artifacts . [4]
The Kiukainen culture was the last Stone Age culture of the southwestern coast of Finland, dating to 2400–1500/1300 BC. [1] Its material culture combined elements from Pit–Comb Ware and Corded Ware cultures. [2] The area of Kiukainen culture ranged from the shore of Kvarken to Vyborg Bay. [3] Kiukainen culture is named after the Kiukainen municipality where the Finnish archaeologist Matti Kauppinen found the first artifacts . [4]