Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, Iss 18, Pp 7-28 (2024)

eurasia, northern kazakhstan, bronze age, anthropological analysis, settlement, intramural burials, construction sacrifices, евразия, северный казахстан, бронзовый век, антропологический анализ, поселение, интрамуральные погребения, строительные жертвоприношения, Archaeology, CC1-960, History of Eastern Europe, DJK1-77

Due to the widespread use of natural science methods in archaeological research, the study of intramural burials of the Bronze Age is becoming more relevant. The paper presents for the first time the results of an anthropological analysis conducted on materials obtained on the territory of the settlement of Shagalaly II (Zerendy district, Akmola region, Republic of Kazakhstan). Based on the results of archaeological and anthropological research, the burial materials given in the article are interpreted and divided into several categories. Structural and comparative analyses revealed the following types of intramural burials on the territory of the settlement: special burials, building sacrifices and the reuse of existing burial structures. Burial complexes in settlements make it possible to reconstruct the religious and ideological views of the population of the Bronze Age.