Научно-публицистический журнал “Центр и периферия”
The scientific journal “Center and Periphery”
UDK 902
EDN HFQDCM
Review
Nikitina T. B.
Abstract
The scientific work “Shokshinsky Burial Ground” is a publication of a unique cultural monument of the Volga Finns of the medieval epoch, prepared by scientists of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia based on the results of V. N. Shitov’s excavations. The monument is located in the Tengushevsky District of the Republic of Mordovia on the right bank of the Shoksha River. There were 1 143 graves on an area of 4 584 m2. Two volumes present burial complexes No. 244 — 1 143, additional articles reveal the history of the study of the monument and the cultural and historical interpretation of the material. The book “Shokshinsky Burial Ground” is of considerable interest for the study of the ethnic history and culture of the peoples of the Volga-Oka interfluve and the Middle Volga region. It is addressed not only to archaeologists, but also to historians, museum workers, as well as everyone who is interested in the history of the peoples of the Volga region.
Keywords: the Middle Ages, burial ground, funeral rite, inventory, culture of Ryazan-Oka burial grounds, the Muromians, the Mordvins
For citation: Nikitina TB. A unique cultural monument of the Volga Finns of the Middle Ages. Book review: Shokshinsky Burial Ground: Materials of Excavations of 1983 — 1993, 1995. Center and Periphery. 2023;18(4):118—122. EDN HFQDCM
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Information about the author:
Tatyana B. Nikitina, Leading Researcher of the Archaeology Department of the Mari Scientific Research Institute of Language, Literature and History named after V. M. Vasiliev (44 Krasnoarmeyskaya Str., Yoshkar-Ola 424036, Russia), Doctor of Historical Sciences, tshikaeva@yandex.ru
Conflict of interests: the author declares no conflict of interests.
The author has read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
The article was submitted 30.08.2023; accepted for publication 06.09.2023.