Yet radiocarbon Dating found in burials of the remains to establish the exact date of burial. Is called the interval between 5-1 thousands of years BC. This was stated by TASS the head of the archaeological team consisting of Smolensk joint expedition Vasily Novikov.
“Discovered a burial ground which is located in the cultural layer below the layer Dating from the mid-tenth century. Interesting pose of the deceased — he laid on his back, folded arms, body oriented to the West, in the burial does not have any inventory, except for a small ball of unbaked clay. On the grounds that the burial may relate to the bronze age, since inhumation — the burial of the dead body in the earth, as opposed to other types of burial, in IX–X centuries, we have met none,” says Novikov.
The finding may affect how archaeologists represent the chronology of settlements in the region. Today it is believed that up to 10-11 centuries them here did not exist.
“In the whole Smolensk region is known to several cultures of the bronze age — Fatyanovo, middle Dnieper, Dnieper-Dvinskaya, investigated the place of settlements and burials. But in the Gnezdovo archaeological complex in the bronze age is represented only some surface finds, it is small fragments of pottery, polished axes, they are not associated with the cultural layer, the study of the remnants of settlements,” explains Novikov.
The scientist also said that radiocarbon analysis is not difficult — I found the skeleton well preserved teeth, and then will even set exactly where was this person born.
