Буджакская культура как археологический феномен
Budzhak culture as an archaeological phenomenon

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the historical development of the Northwest Pontic Region in the Early Bronze Age. It analyzes certain issues related to the Budzhak archaeological culture. The specificity of the Budzhak culture was manifested already at its formation stage, which allows synchronizing it with the Yamnaya cultural-historical region in general: 3200/3100-2200/2100, and not only with the late Yamnaya period. Two stages in the genesis of the Budzhak culture can be identified: the early and the late, with the boundary within the range of 2600/2500 BC. Differences in the positions of the dead and some features of the grave goods may be related to the social structure of community rather than to chronological stages. The social hierarchy of the Budzhak culture people and the identification of “ritual groups” within it are important when considering aspects of the chronology, stratigraphy, evolution and cultural contacts.

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