LATE-YAMNAYA BURIAL WITH A CART NEAR THE VILLAGE OF PETRESHTY ON THE MIDDLE PRUT

Abstract

Aim. To present a rare monument - a late-Yamnaya burial with a cart, discovered in a multi-layered mound of the Yamnaya culture on the left bank of the Middle Prut (Republic of Moldova). Methodology. The author uses a comparative typological method to analyse the stratigraphy, burial rite and relative chronology of the burial mound under study. Results. The area of wheeled transport finds in the Prut-Dniester interfluve can be extended to at least the Middle Prut region. These finds can be associated with the late stage of the Yamnayaculture. Research implications. The article summarizes the data on the topic under study and raises the question of interpretation of ancient burials with wheeled transport of the early Bronze Age. A rare burial complex containing the structural remains of a cart was introduced into scientific circulation.