Rescueing the Archeological Excavations of the Vostochniy Manych-1967 Barrow Group

Abstract

The article considers the results of the excavations of barrow groups in Vostochnyi Manych-1967. The excavations were carried out by Prof. U.E. Erdniev and Prof. I.V. Sinitsin in 1967 in the construction zone of Chograiskoe reservoir. Earlier the findings of the excavations of the burial grounds Lola I and II, Arkhara and Vostochnyi Manych (1965, 1966) have been studied and the results of the research have been published. 30 barrows and 255 burials were studied in 1967. The barrows are located on the southern (right) bank of the river which is subject to flooding. The proportion of burials of the Bronze Age is predominant in the barrow group and make 83.5 % (213 out of 255 burials). The archeological findings from the 1967 excavations are stored in the National Museum of the Republic of Kalmykia named after N. N. Palmov. The article provides a list of the findings stored in the Museum. The results of the excavations were highlighted in the series of the articles "Archaeological sites of the Southern Yergeni" (1982). The prolonged interval had a negative impact on the evaluation of the work carried out. The solution to this problem is to collect all the materials together, to create a common database of all the projects undertaken in Kalmykia which will allow not only to preserve the heritage, but also to reconsider the results of the work undertaken.