Traditions and innovations in the elements of funerary practice used by the population of the eastern Cis-Azov Sea region

The paper provides characteristics of the Catacomb funerary practice of the Middle Bronze Age by elements of its structure. The study relies on the materials from the areas adjacent to the Ponura River and more remote areas of the Eastern Ciz-Azov Sea Region. The elements of the funerary practice described attest linkages with preceding cultures as well as their novelty.