Усатовский курганный Mогильник II (по Pаскопкам 1984 г.)
The Usatovo kurgan cemetery II (excavation 1984)
Author(s): Igor V. Manzura, Vladislav G. PetrenkoSubject(s): Archaeology, Customs / Folklore, Ancient World, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: Ukraine; Northwest Pontic region; Early Bronze Age; Usatovo culture; burial rite; cemetery; grave;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents results of field research of a kurgan group in the Kurgan cemetery II in the village of Usatovo near Odessa, Ukraine. The group consists of 6 kurgans related to the Usatovo culture. Four kurgans (numbers 5, 7-9) were excavated in 1984. The kurgans contained 7 graves typical to the Usatovo culture. Kurgan 10 was an antique sacrificial complex. A detailed description of burial complexes and characteristics of mortuary rite are provided in the article. According to their attributes, investigated graves are almost completely correspond to earlier researched material of the Usatovo culture although some specific traits are recognized in the newly uncovered complexes.
Journal: Tyragetia (Serie Nouă)
- Issue Year: XVI/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 83-102
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Russian
