Планиграфия курганных могильников, расположенных на территории Локтевского района (к итогам разведочной компании 2021 г.)

Abstract

The article publishes observations on the planography of burial mounds located on the territory of the Loktevsky district of the Altai Territory. The source base of the study was made up of survey materials of 70 objects of archaeological heritage. The following planographic contexts are noted in the arrangement of the mounds: single mounds, paired mounds, «asystemless» cluster of three or more mounds, mound groups forming chains oriented in the meridional direction. The relationship of the location of most of the surveyed objects with the watershed system has been established. Probably, the location of the burial space was determined by the principle of choosing the highest and furthest from the water territory. This approach could be based on the utilitarian-practical and cult views of the builders.