Mariupol burial ground. Some aspects of planning, chronology, stratigraphy and its place in the circle of monuments of the early and middle Eneolithic
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Abstract
Aim. A detailed analysis of the well-known burial complex "Mariupol Burial Ground," excavated by M. Makarenko in 1933. The burial ground contains 124 burials.
Methodology. The main content of the study is the analysis of burial complexes in the burial ground based on stratigraphic and typological methods, as well as a critical consideration of previous works by various authors.
Results. Based on the analysis, the structure of the burial ground and its funeral rite are specified. One of the main tasks of the work is the chronological relationship of the burial ground with the stages of development of the Trypillian culture and the monuments of the Early Eneolithic era of neighboring regions.
Research implications. The issues of absolute and relative chronology of a number of monuments of the early Eneolithic era of Southeast Europe are briefly considered. A more logical chronological ratio of monuments of the Early Eneolithic era of Southeast Europe has been proposed for consideration.
About the Author
A. D. Rezepkin
Institute of the History of Material Culture
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexey D. Rezepkin – Cand Sci (History), Senior Researcher, Department of Archeology of Central Asia and the Caucasus
St. Petersburg
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