Kozlov Mys-2 Burial Ground and Issues of Chronology for the Early to Late Iron Age Transition in the Trans-Ural Region

Kozlov Mys-2 Burial Ground and Issues of Chronology for the Early to Late Iron Age Transition in the Trans-Ural Region

N.P. Matveyeva.

This article addresses issues of dating and the duration of the transition from the Early to the Late Iron Age using fi ndings from Kozlov Mys-2 burial ground in the subtaiga Tobol region and sites attributable to the fi nal stage of the Sargat culture. Absolute dates suggest that intermediate sites existed in the forest steppe and subtaiga areas east of the Urals in the fi rst half of the 4th century AD.

Keywords: Early Iron Age, Early Middle Ages, Sargat culture, Kashinо culture, Karym culture, Bakal culture, chronology.