Scientists refer such buckle to the Pyany Bor culture. For the first time, it was described by archaeologist Alexander Spitsyn on the basis of artefacts found in the late 19th century during excavations at the burial site near the village of Pyany Bor (currently known as Krasny Bor) in the Republic of Tatarstan. Most specialists believe that the Pyany Bor culture was present in the period from the middle of the 2nd century BC till the early 3rd century AD on the territory of the Middle and Lower Kama regions.

In the Middle Kama regions, archeologists have discovered remains of houses, household items and funeral attributes of ancient population inhabiting these lands. Specialists have established that Pyany Bor people used to settle on two types of sites: small refuge fortresses on the outskirts of their inhabited areas or major settlements in central regions. Their main activities were cattle breeding and hoe farming, as well as hunting, fishing and wild-hive beekeeping. Pyany Bor population lived in large patriarchal-style families. Members of such families did common housekeeping and buried the deceased relatives in one place.