Burial grounds of the Mordva-Erzia of the Arzamas district of the Nizhny Novgorod region: characteristics and features

The article provides an overview of the archaeological sites (burial grounds) of the Mordvа-Erzia of the Arzamas district of the Nizhny Novgorod region of the 3rd-13th centuries. The composition of their belongings and the funeral ritual complex prove social changes in the life of the Mordovians of this time and show their relations with the neighboring nations.