Kossnierskaya’s artifacts of the Berlin Museum of Ancient History and new materials of the Adaydon Necropolis of the Koban culture in North Ossetia – Alania
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-5-164-171
Abstract
Aim. To clarify the features of the funeral rite of the ancient population in the Central Caucasus in the era of the end of the Middle Bronze Age – the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
Methodology. In the course of the study, a methodology typical for archaeological research was used, which includes comprehensive and comparative historical methods.
Results. The study revealed a new element in the burial rite of the Central Caucasian sites of the early layer of the Koban culture (Koban period 1 a-b) of the Adaydon Necropolis and the Upper Rutha necropolis.
Research implications. The article presents new, previously unknown features of the funeral rites of the tribes of the Koban archaeological culture of the Caucasus.
About the Author
V. T. Chshiev
Institute of History and Archeology of Republic of North Ossetia – Alania
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir T. Chshiev – Cand Sci. (History), Senior Researcher
ul. Vatutina 46, Vladikavkaz 362025
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