The kurgan cemetery Trekhbalochnyy: the new bronze age site in upper reaches of the Kalitva river

The article considers materials of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages fromthe cemetery Trekhbalochnyy, recovered in the course of investigations in Rostovregion in 2013. The expedition of the Institute of Archaeology, RAS was headedby A. A. Kleshchenko. The paper presents description and analysis of burial associations(totally 13 burials from 4 kurgans). The majority of complexes are attributed to the Timber-grave (Srubnaya) culture of the Volga-Don interfluve; relative chronology of the complexeswithin the framework of its developed stage is suggested. Special attention is paidto the research of the ceramic complex, which includes vessels with elaborate ornamentalcompositions. An attempt is made to relate ornaments on the pottery with sex and ageof the dead.