Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes. Issue 7

Grishakov V.V., Zubov S.E. Andreevsky barrow in the system of archaeological cultures of the early Iron Age of Eastern Europe. Series “Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes”, Issue 7 - Kazan: Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, 2009, 173 p., illustrated.

The seventh book from the “Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes” series is dedicated to a unique archaeological site of Eastern Europe dating back to the final stage of the Early Iron Age of the 1st-2nd centuries AD - Andreevsky burial mound. The authors suggest a new interpretation of the funeral rite and clothing inventory of the complexes of this burial mound, and provide a new level of introducing the materials of Staroardatovsky barrow and Andreevsky ancient village into scientific discourse. The ethnocultural features of the Piseraly-Andreevo type of sites are discussed, and the historical place of the population having left such archaeological monuments is determined.

The book is intended for archaeologists, historians, ethnographers and regional ethnographers.