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In this article we introduce into scientific use a Late-Antiquity single-chamber vault discovered in 2011 in the course of work in the Eastern necropolis of Phanagoria. Judging by a planigraphic situation, the published vault represented a part of a barrow complex erected during the Roman Age. At the time of our study the ancient mound has been destroyed entirely. The vault has been robbed through a dromos. It is indicated by demolished stone backfill at the entrance to the chamber corridor. The article contains a detailed description of the family vault design, an analysis of grave goods, a review of funeral rite features. According to the grave goods, the vault may be dated back to late 4th — early 5th centuries AD. In conclusion we state that this tomb combines pronounced traditions of Graeco-Roman Antiquity and barbarian influences.

Keywords: Northern Black Sea region, Asian Bosporus, Great Migrations, Phanagoria, necropolis, vault, funeral traditions, grave goods

Information about author:

Olga Voroshilova (Moscow, Russia). Candidate of Historical Science. Archaeology Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117036, Russia
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