Cultural Genesis and the Final Of Zrubna/Timber-Grave culture of the North Azov Area (the Late Bronze Age)

Abstract

The article is concerned with the cultural genesis of Zrubna culture in the North Azov Area, its emergence in the area and the initial stage of development. The author provides historiographical overview of the problem and considers the main concepts of the genesis and the development of Zrubna culture in the region under research. The article also describes a number of ritual and inventory features characterizing the initial burial sites of Zrubna culture of the North Azov Area with Pokrovsk features.