The collective burials of the Kish-Dokhun necropolis
Journal: Archeology of Kazakhstan
Year: 2025

This article examines the characteristics of burial practices at the Kish-Dokhun site, located in the northwestern region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, based on the collective graves and ritual areas discovered during archaeological investigations conducted in 2020. The research of two graves revealed that they featured multiple interments. The study suggests that the collective nature of these burials was not a result of mass death events, but rather related to specific religious and ritual tr