The burial rite of the Lower Angara population in the final stage of the iron age (case study of the Pinchuga-6 cemetery)

The paper presents results of the study aimed to examine elements of the funerary rite practiced by the Lower Angara population in the final stage of the Iron Age. Cremated bone remains and funerary offerings retrieved from the Pinchuga-6 cemetery were examined. The necropolis included 16 burials that contained bones selected for final burial from cremation on a pyre arranged aside. The number of identified individuals of different age totals 30. The excavations revealed burials of children and adults. The graves contained remains of one individual, as well as paired and multiple burials. In the latter bone remains of three or five individuals were identified. The finds from the cemetery included weapons, ceramic vessels, items of Western Siberia religious casting and pieces of jewelry. Bronze toreutics were recorded only in the burials with children's bones.