A new burial complex of the scythian period at the fortified settlement of Semiluki

In the fortified settlement in the town of semiluki (Voronezh region) in the upper reaches of the Don the fifteenth burial complex dating from the late 4 th - early 3 rd century was discovered in 2014. In a round pit with niches a man aged 45-50 and three children aged between 3 and 10 had been buried. The dead were deposited in contracted position. The burials contained broken hand-made vessels and animal bones. In the pit, which had disturbed the infill of the grave a skull of a five-year-old child was found among animal bones. The data obtained confirm the interpretation of the burials discovered at the fortified settlement as part of a burial-ground characterized by definite ritual features of specific character, when considered within the context of funerary antiquities of the given period.