Ritual burning in the age Eastern Kazakhstan: genesis and interpetation

Abstract

The article tells about theissues of the epoch of the Bronze Age of East Kazakhstan, including the peculiarities of formation and spreading of the memorials of that period, issues of migration processes and peculiarities of burial rituals. As well as, a distinctive feature of the Fedorov culture – rituals of burning during the burial are described.Also the belonging of aburial ritual of the Bronze Age to the local population and the influence of the other peoples on it is discussed. Till now the scholars consider the issues of the Bronze Age of East Kazakhstan separately from the neighboring regions. As well as, the scientific analysis of the local and foreign researchers are given in the article. At the same time, the authors showed the final results of the archaeological excavations, carried out in Shyngystau.