T. Nacev, V. Sekulov: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF TUMULUS „MANASTIR“, VILLAGE OF GABREVCI, KONČE MUNICIPALITY (excavation 2008) (original) (raw)
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Tumulul de lângă or. Tokmak (investigaţiile din anul 2011). Autorii introduc în circuitul ştiinţific materialele tumulului din preajma or. Tokmak, reg. Zaporož'e, Ucraina, investigat în anul 2011. Mantaua de formă cvasiovală, cu înălţimea de 1 m şi diametrele de 40x32 m, a fost ridicată deasupra M.9, atribuit culturii Jamnaja. Ulterior au fost efectuate înmormântările nr.7, 8 şi 10 aparţinând aceleiaşi culturi, mai târziu – cele cu nr.3-6,12 şi 13 din perioada culturii Katakombnaja, toate amplasate în cerc în jurul centrului tumulului, cu o distanţare la nord. Dintre aceste morminte se pot deosebi unele mai timpurii (nr. 5-6,12-13), altele mai târzii (nr. 3-4). Complexele funerare nr.11 şi 14 pot fi atribuite epocii bronzului. Cronologic, a urmat M.2 aparţinând sarmaţilor şi M.1, cuman. Inventarul mormintelor se încadrează în standardele obişnuite pentru acest teritoriu. Materialele arheologice recuperate în procesul cercetării tumulului, în linii generale, corespund antichităţilor descoperite în lunca r. Moločnaja prin săpăturile din anii 1951-1952. Публикация вводит в научный оборот материалы кургана у г. Токмак Запорожской области раскопанного в 2011 г. Насыпь подовальной формы, высотой 1 м, диаметрами 40 х 32 м, возведена над ямным погребением №9. Позже в нее были впущены ямные же захоронения № 7-8, 10, катакомбные № 3-6, 12-13, расположенные по кругу вокруг центра с разрывом на севере. Среди них выделяются ранние (№ 5, 6, 12, 13) и более поздние (№ 3-4). Захоронения 11 и 14 в целом могут быть отнесены к эпохе бронзы. Последующие по времени захоронения принадлежат сарматам (п.2) и половцам (п.1). Набор инвентаря стандартный для погребальных комплексов этой территории. Материалы иссле-дованного кургана в целом соответствуют разновременным древностям, выявленным в пойме р. Молочной более ранними раскопками (1951-1952 гг). A tumulus near Tokmak town (excavations of the field season2011). The article presents a description of artifacts from the tumulus near Tokmak town of Zaporojie region, excavated during the field season of 2011. The mound is sub-oval shaped, 1 m high, diameters 40 x 32 m, situated over the pit burial Nr. 9. Later, pit burials Nr. 7-8, and 10, and catacomb burials Nr. 3-6, 12-13 were introduced. Those accessory burials are arranged in a circle around the center with a break in the north. The burials 11 and 14 belong to the Bronze age. Younger burials belong to belong Sarmatians (m. 2) and Kipchaks (m.1). A set of standard equipment for the funerary complexes of the territory is reported. Archaeological implements of the studied mound generally correspond to the antiquities of various ages and cultures discovered earlier (1951-1952) in the valley of Molochnaia River.
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