Grave 4 - Symbolic burial

The grave pit is rectangular, with rounded corners and dimensions of 2.10 x 0.95 m, with a depth between 1.95 and 2.10 m. Northwest - Southeast. The bottom of the pit is covered with a layer of red ocher. A clay anthropomorphic figure dressed in a garment or wrapped in a savannah was probably laid in the grave, as dark matter and red ocher strips were traced to and below the finds, and a strip painted in blue was painted on and below the finds. The grave gifts are arranged in the pit in order, similar to those in real male graves. In the northwestern part of the pit, above where the head should be, were found a ceramic container with a lid and a dish painted with gold. Copper ax, wedge and chisel, bone idol, stone tesla, gold nail and appliqués are placed in the dish. The gold finds are 339 pieces with a total weight of 1516 grams - manist, bracelets, breastplate, dressage applications, bow clutches and a handle of a rod. The inventory also contains 6 copper tools, stone and flint cannons, a quartz manist and various minerals, a deer horn ax, dentallium shells. Inventory: - Beads, gold - 242. Diameters 0.4 to 0.7 cm. Most beads are cylindrical and the rest are biconic or spherical. - Applications, Gold 49. Diameters from 1.3 to 2.1 cm. Round, convective, with two pairs of small holes to the periphery for sewing into a garment. - Narrow, gold - 19. Made of thin, narrow plates, curved spirally. "Shoes, gold - 7 pieces. Diameters from 1.3 to 2.5 cm. A cylindrical to slightly conical shape made of plate, rounded, overlapping edges. They are probably part of the bow decoration. "Halki (earrings), gold - 7 pieces. Diameters from 1.9 to 2.25 cm. One has a semicircular, two with a circular and four with a rectangular cross-section, all ends touching. - Shoes, gold - 5 pieces, total length 27.8 cm, diameter 1.16 cm. Cylindrical shape, some enter each other when the handle of the rod is forged. - Channels, Gold - 2. Spans 6.8 and 7.9 cm and diameters 1.9 and 2.2 cm. Cylindrical form, one has an opening at the upper end. One is from the handle of the stone ax - a rod and the other to the copper ax - an eyelet and is probably part of the decoration of its handle. - Bracelet, gold, weight - 203.55 grams, diameter 11.2 cm, height 4.1 cm. Coruber shape, polished outer surface. - Bracelet, gold, weight 168.28 grams, diameter 10.6 cm. 4 cm high. Analogous to the previous one. - Bracelet, gold, weight 237.54 grams, diameter 11.8 cm, height 2.9 cm. A pronounced biconic shape with a sharp edge. Polished outer surface. - Bracelet, gold, weight 187.33 grams, diameter 7.4 cm, thickness 0.9 cm. Made of wire with a circular cross-section thinning to the tight-fitting edges. - Chest, gold, weight 252.55 grams, length 17.3 cm, width 13.4 cm. Rectangular shape, slightly rounded corners. At each corner one pair of holes and one on one of the long sides for sewing into a garment. - Application, gold, weight 22.02 grams, diameter 6.5 cm, height 1.6 cm. Semi-spherical form. Three pairs of small openings are symmetrically located next to the periphery. - Application, gold, weight 31.55 grams, length 9.5 cm, width 2.7 cm. A slightly arched rectangular shape with rounded corners. There is one hole to each corner. - Spheroid, gold, weight 19.27 grams, diameter 2.6 cm, height 2.1 cm. - Shiloh, copper, length 7.8 cm, length of bone handle - 3.9 cm. A straight body with a rectangular cross-section, the occipital part is placed in a bony handle. - Clay, copper, length 20 cm. A straight body, slightly bulging in the middle, a rectangular cross-section, the occipital part is curved, the blade arched. - Clay, copper, length 12.9 cm. Straight body with rectangular cross-section, arched curved blade. - Brother - hammer, copper, length 18 cm, width 3.7 cm, diameter 2.7 cm. A straight body with a slightly beveled occipital and extension at the opening. - Copper ax, length 27.1 cm, width 2.7 cm, diameter 1.7 cm. An arcuate curved body with a sharp tip, the occipital part expands into an arched curved blade. - Clay, copper, length 14.4 cm. Straight body, rectangular cross section, arcuate curved blade. 4 pieces. Lengths: 26.7; 12.4; 30.5; and 14.1 cm. Arched. Trapped cross section. - Tesla, stone, length 7.1 cm, width 4.1 cm. A trapezoidal shape, beveled, arched curved blade, the occipital part is slightly rounded. - Brother - hammer, stone (from the rod), length 20 cm, width 3.9 cm, hole diameter 1.7 cm.The blade is straight, blunted and rounded, the occipital part is oval. Heavily polished surface. - Idol, bone, length 18.7 cm, width 7.7 cm. A highly stylized anthropomorphic image, a corruptible form. Three small holes at the top and six holes at the bottom. - Beads, quartz, 53. Biconic shape or faceted, heavily polished surface. Length 0.7 to 0.9 cm, diameters 0.2 - 0.3 cm. - Beads, kaolin, 30 pieces, 0.5 to 0.8 cm in diameter. Cylindrical form. - Dentarium shells - 1400 pieces. 1-3 cm long. - Brush, clay, diameter 52 cm, height 23 cm. A conical body, a thickened mouth, a slightly concave bottom. The interior of the vessel is decorated with a geometric motif of developed swastika painted with gold powder. - Cover, clay, diameter 12.5 cm, height with lid - 9.8 cm. The vessel has a rounded biconic shape, a low cylindrical neck. The cover is hemispherical. The top of the nave and lid are decorated with a geometric ornament painted with gold dust. - Cover, clay, diameter 16 cm, height with lid 14.5 cm. A elaborately profiled container, the lower part is decorated with red ocher strips. The cover is hemispherical, decorated with incised lines. - Panic, clay, fragmented. Conical body. - Deer horn ax. A beveled front, arched curved blade, circular handle hole, length 21 cm Maya Avramova