THE DROMOS BURIAL OF THE FOURTH CENTURY BC FROM KURGAN 12 AT THE PEREVOLOCHAN I CEMETERY IN THE SOUTH URALS REGION
The paper reports on a burial assemblage dating to the period of the early nomads of the 4<sup>th</sup> century BC from Perevolochan I, which is a cemetery located in the South Urals region. The grave in question was made in the center of the area under kurgan 12. The kurgan is attributed to the dromos type of constructions. The discovered funerary offerings, including weaponry, elements of horse trappings, jewelry pieces, gold plates of wooden cups, are worth mentioning. The construction features of the kurgan mound, the dromos type of the burial pit structure, rich offerings suggest that this is a grave of the nomadic elite. The paper analyzes the funerary rite, the funerary offerings and the grave chronology.