MAIASP. 2021. No. 13 Valentin Dergaciov ( THE BudJak “culture” through the prism of
mapping ANALYSIS DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2021.84.36.002 Access this
article (PDF File) Pages: 99—144 |
Despite the
huge number of summarizing studies, prehistoric archaeologists still do not
have a clear idea neither of the precise definition for the Pit Graves sites
situated between the Carpathians and the Dniester, nor, accordingly, of the
real position these sites might have occupy within the entire structure of
the Pit Graves complex. As a result of the study, a significant series of
artifact categories, such as Budjak type vessels,
spiral temple rings, tubular beads, etc., were found to be closely related
with specific configurations of burial rites, and these sets of evidence were
revealed to display special patterns of distribution within the area under
study. The groups of graves identified thus far may surely mark sequential
chronological phases; they are manifested in the form of relatively stable
combinations of qualitative and quantitative signatures reflecting two
principal stages of the Pit Graves Culture between the Carpathians and the |
Key words: Carpathian-Dniester region,
Bronze age, Yamnaya culture, periodization,
mapping. |
Received
May 30, 2021 Accepted
for publication June 15, 2021 |
About the author: Dergaciov Valentin ( E-mail: dergacev@mail.ru |