MAIN ENEOLITHIC BURIALS OF A MOUND NEAR THE VILLAGE OF BURSUCENI IN CENTRAL MOLDOVA (PRELIMINARY INFORMATION)

Abstract

This paper presents data on unique burials discovered in a burial mound near the village of Bursuceni in Central Moldova. The paper is focused on the description, preliminary characterization and cultural identification of three main burial complexes related to the construction of the ancient burial mound. These complexes, which were created simultaneously during the Eneolithic era, differ significantly from those previously discovered in the region. In the center of the group, a collective burial 21 was found, which contained the bones of an adult and three children. Two more burials contained individual bones of children. With the exception of one child, all of the buried lay curled up on their right side in the pose of devotion. The interments and diverse burial inventory allowed the central burial of the mound to be related to the group of Zhivotilovka monuments distinguished by I. F. Kovalyova in the Dnieper region.