Black Sea–Caspian Steppe language and the Northeast Caucasian languages are related to Hurrian and Urartian. This implies that the mountaineers of the Caucasus have been in their present location for a very long time. According to the most common theory the Indo-European languages originated on the steppes north of the Caucasus and Black Sea. Some time before 3000 BC the Maikop culture appeared in Circassia and Kabardia. It is noted for its excellent gold and silver work. North on the steppe was the Yamnaya culture which was probably Indo-European. Around 1000 BC there was a bronze-age Koban culture in the Kabardian area which
From the Forest to the Sea written and performed by Southeast Engine. From the Forest to the Sea From the Forest to the Sea is the fifth full-length recording by Southeast Engine, released in 2009 on Misra Records. The band recorded the album almost entirely live to analog tape in the abandoned auditorium of a middle school from the 19th century. The album has been met mostly with critical praise. Review collation website Metacritic currently has "From the Forest to the Sea" listed at a weighted average of 84 percent. This was the last album to feature keyboardist Michael Lachman; he was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Billy