Burial constructions of the Hellenistic period at the Gorguippian Chora

The study of the artifacts unearthed during additional exploration of six burialstructures at the Rodniki necropolis located in the Western foothills of the North Caucasusas well as the analysis of structures similar to these crypts revealed intensive Hellenizationof the local indigenous elite. The artifacts demonstrate the process of gradual increase inthe number of population groups submitted to the Bosporan Kingdom.