Open AccessPlanography of burial mounds located on the territory of the Loktevsky district (by the results of the survey company in 2021)
Author(s) -
Н. Н. Головченко,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polevye issledovaniâ v verhnem priobʹe, priirtyšʹe i na altae (arheologiâ, ètnografiâ, ustnaâ istoriâ i muzeevedenie)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2687-0584
DOI - 10.37386/2687-0584-2021-16-71-81
Subject(s) - archaeology , geography , watershed , cult , geology , history , ancient history , machine learning , computer science
The article publishes observations on the planography of burial mounds located on the territory of the Loktevsky district of the Altai Territory. The source base of the study was made up of survey materials of 70 objects of archaeological heritage. The following planographic contexts are noted in the arrangement of the mounds: single mounds, paired mounds, «asystemless» cluster of three or more mounds, mound groups forming chains oriented in the meridional direction. The relationship of the location of most of the surveyed objects with the watershed system has been established. Probably, the location of the burial space was determined by the principle of choosing the highest and furthest from the water territory. This approach could be based on the utilitarian-practical and cult views of the builders.