In the Kuban region when conducting survey work in the preparation of the construction of the route Far Western bypass of Krasnodar on M-4 “don” has discovered a mysterious ancient burial ground of the end of III Millennium BC this was reported in the press service of the Federal state company “Avtodor”.
According to archaeologists, was discovered a mound with a ritual burial, which was made in that era. It is believed to have buried a tribal leader or noble people. According to tradition the warrior of such high rank in the late bronze age to the underworld accompanied by servants or representatives of its kind, i.e., in the burial must be the remains of several people. Now, scientists are still investigating this burial, but artifacts have been discovered, confirming the high social status of the leader that was buried. This is a bronze knife, two silver pendants (they decorated headdress), and bone piercings, which are used in everyday life.
According to scientists, this burial ritual is, as a rule, were numerous. Died leader and with him the burial indulged his servants, relatives and even children.
the Burial belongs to the end of the III Millennium BC is a time when in Egypt the Pharaoh Khufu completed the construction of the great pyramid, the largest of the known. On the island of Crete in the same era appeared and flourished Minoan civilization, and protogracillin tribes invaded the Balkans. In China at about the same time was created the first government that laid the Foundation for all Chinese civilization.
Archaeological excavations in the Far Western bypass of Krasnodar began in early may 2020 and will be completed in the autumn. Scientists have managed to explore more than 30 thousand square meters of land, which is slightly more than half the total area of the survey. In early June, archaeologists discovered the burial of an ancient warrior Sarmatian epoch of the iron age and other graves of the catacomb culture and valuable historical items.
