The Eshkackon and Tereze tombs of the final bronze age and the early iron age

The article deals with the two prominent archeological monuments, presenting a special cultural group of Pyatigorye region population of the final Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. The history of their studying has been reviewed in brief. The author assumes, that Eshkackon and Tereze tombs are the monuments of the final development stage of the metallurgy and bronze processing technology in Kuban watershed area, i. e. they are dated around the same time with the monuments of Bekeshev and Olginfeld groups. The connection between Eshkackon and Tereze monuments with other archaeological objects (so-called symmetric settlements) has also been considered.