WOODEN STRUCTURES IN THE KURGANS OF NOMADS OF THE SOUTHERN URALS IN THE LATE 6th – 4th CENTURIES BC: TYPOLOGY OF GRAVE STRUCTURES
Journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik
Year: 2025

The article analyzes wooden grave structures from the burial complexes of the early nomads of the Southern Urals in the late 6th – 4th centuries BC. Several types of tomb structures, differing in size, layout, construction, and methods of erection, are represented in the kurgans known to date. The article examines the main approaches of Russian researchers in studying the funeral rite in relation to wooden grave structures. Analysis of the literature has shown the absence of specialized works an