Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 40 (1) 2012

Annotation:  Bairaki – a Lower Paleolithic Site on the Lower Dniester The Denticulate Mousterian as a Supposedly Distinct Facies in Western Central Asia Non-utilitarian Lithic Objects from the European Paleolithic Decorated Birch-Bark Artifacts from Section VI of the Gorbunovsky Peat-Bog An Alakul Funeral and Ritual Site in the Eastern Orenburg Region Medieval Amulet Illustrating the Divine Horseman Myth, Rozhdestveno, Perm Territory Face Images in Lower Angara Rock Art Boats in the Rock Art of Kanozero and Northern Europe New Data on Bronze Age Jewelry in the Southeastern Urals The Old Russian Male Funerary Attire (Based on Finds from the 10th–11th Century Burial Mounds at Goc Investigation of Wooden Burial Structures in the Process of Archaeological Excavations A Contribution to the Study of the Eastern Links of the Bronze Age Culture of the Northern Middle Vo Secular Imagery in the Islamic Space of Medieval Zirikhgeran Stone Statue of Ailyan, Gorny Altai Jurchen Pendants of the Netsuke Type Elements of Religious Ritualism in Popular Medicine among the Izhma Komi of the Lower Ob Region Early Metal Age Crania from Bolshoy Oleniy Island, Barents Sea   

The Old Russian Male Funerary Attire (Based on Finds from the 10th–11th Century Burial Mounds at Gochevo, Central Russia)

T.A. Klimova.

Medieval (late 10th – early 12th centuries) Russian artifacts from Gochevo, Psel River (modern Kursk Province), excavated in the early 20th century, are described. Basic elements of male clothing and the social status of the buried persons are reconstructed. Relationships between the funerary and actual costumes of adolescents, middle-aged and old men are discussed. Burial areas relevant for reconstructing the funerary clothing are identifi ed. The statistics of fi nds and graphic reconstructions are included with the article.

Keywords: Dnieper, Severyane, Romny archaeological culture, Prince’s Guard culture, funerary attire, decorations, archaeological textile.