Archaeological evidence of barrow robbery in Donbass in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Abstract

The article is devoted to cases of mound robbery recorded during the excavations of the Popov Yar-2 mound group (Donetsk region). The scarce material has made it possible to attribute robbery attempts to the end of the 19th -beginning of the 20th centuries. A special role in planning and organizing the predatory excavations was played by the presence of a stone statue on one of the burial mounds.

Keywords

• complex
• robbery
• stone statue
• sacrifice
• fireplace
• peasants
• burial mound