Burial complexes of the Catacomb culture: To the 20th anniversary of the work of the Steppe Archaeological Expedition of State Historical Museum in Remontnensky district in Rostov region

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The study discusses the results of the excavations and the studies of the burial complexes of two local variants of the catacomb culture of the Middle Bronze Age of the Northwestern Caspian Sea region in the Remontnoye district (Rostov oblast). Being based on a comparative analysis, the author argues the validity of the allocation of local variants of catacomb culture - Eastern and Western that were adjacent to each other and entered into cultural contact. It is manifested in the use of similar tools, weapons, jewelry and dishes decorated in the same style but with the allocation of the local features of production technology figuration. According to the author, these features are the hallmark for determining the cultural identity of the burials of the Manych catacomb cultures.

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Natalia Ivanovna Shishlina

State Historical Museum

Email: nshishlina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9638-0156

Doctor of Historical Sciences, chief researcher of the Department of archaeological monuments

1, Red square, Moscow, 102012, Russia

Natalya Viktorovna Panasyuk

RUDN University

Author for correspondence.
Email: panasyuk-nv@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4382-5566

PHd in History, senior lecturer, Department of World History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

6, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russia

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