Подбойные детские погребения IV в. н. э. из могильника Фронтовое 3

Abstract

Children’s graves were discovered in numerous burial grounds of Roman times in the South-Western and Central Crimea. Despite the large number of excavated graves, there are no special investigations on the peculiarities of the children’s funerary tradition. The paper provides a brief description of specific features identified in the spread of children’s burials at Frontovoe 3 cemetery and focuses on a number of graves dating back to the 4 th century AD. All of them were made in separate niches. They have a typical set of grave goods for the chronological period under consideration. Special attention is paid to the specific location of children’s burials in the cemetery. In conclusion, the author offers a review of published children’s burials from synchronous sites.