Deep in the windswept steppes of the southern Ural Mountains in Russia sits Arkaim , a monumental, circular fortified settlement belonging to the Bronze Age Sintashta culture (dating to roughly 2000 to 1800 BCE ). Discovered by Soviet scientists in 1987 just before the valley was scheduled to be flooded for a reservoir, Arkaim is often dubbed "Russia’s Stonehenge" due to its striking circular geometry and advanced astronomical alignments. However, unlike the open stone circles of Britain, Arkaim