Bronze Age Burials of the East Manych Mound Groups Containing Stone Implements
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-25-3-20-28
Abstract
The article discusses the results of the archaeological survey of burials of the East Manych mound groups containing stone implements. Within the mound groups, 329 barrows containing 1 541 burials with 1 329 ones, i. e. most of them, dated back to the Bronze Age were excavated in the early 1960s in the course of conservation works in the construction area of the Chogray Reservoir. 476 burials were identified by the authors of the survey as those belonging to the Yamnaya culture, 854 burials - to the Catacomb culture. The present work has been performed within the project for processing of the results of the large-scale archaeological surveys conducted under the supervision of Prof. I. V. Sinitsyna and Prof. U. E. Erdnieva, for re-evaluation of the excavated monuments and introduction into scientific discourse of still uninvestigated aspects of studies regarding the materials from the East Manych mound groups. The conducted research has revealed various aspects relating to the cultural and chronological, gender and age peculiarities of the buried. The qualitative composition of the stone implements also reflects the social status of the buried. It is the professional specialization of craftsmen that is most vividly displayed in the investigated monuments.
About the Authors
E. Burataev
Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. Ochir-Goyaeva
Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. Kekeev
Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Burataev E., Ochir-Goyaeva M., Kekeev E. Bronze Age Burials of the East Manych Mound Groups Containing Stone Implements. Oriental Studies. 2016;9(3):20-28. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-25-3-20-28
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