On the Historical Topography of Medieval Burial Complexes in the Volga Mari-Chuvash Region Cover Image

К исторической топографии средневековых могильников Марийско-Чувашского Поволжья
On the Historical Topography of Medieval Burial Complexes in the Volga Mari-Chuvash Region

Author(s): Tatyana B. Nikitina, Elena E. Vorobeva
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Historical Geography, Middle Ages
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Mari-Chuvash Volga region; landscape; topography; a group of burials; Mari culture; Slavicized Finns; type of economy
Summary/Abstract: Materials of burial complexes help distinguishing peculiarities of burial grounds location in specific landscape conditions. Within the cemeteries, groups of burials have been selected, which make it possible to trace the dynamics of necropolis occupancy depending on the chronology or external cultural influences.