The burials were discovered during the construction of the road.
In the Gudermes region of Chechnya, archaeologists have discovered ancient burials. The burial grounds found during the preparation for the reconstruction of the road are more than 4 thousand years old. This "Komsomolskaya Pravda in the North Caucasus" was informed in the press service of the head and government of the Chechen Republic.
According to the press service, the graves were discovered in preparation for the construction of a new road, not far from the village of Koshkeldy in the Gudermes region. A group of archaeologists was urgently invited to the site.
Sarmatian burial grounds were found near the graves dating back to our era. Photo: DMITRY AKHMADULLIN.
It turned out that the workers came across 37 ancient burial grounds belonging to different historical eras. Initially, scientists thought that all burials belong to the period of the beginning of our era, but it turned out that there are Sarmatian burials made about 4 thousand years ago.
The burials are about 4 thousand years old. Photo: DMITRY AKHMADULLIN
- Suddenly, an even more ancient one appeared on the site of a ground burial ground. Several mounds dating back to the Bronze Age. A wide variety of finds have been made: jugs, bronze earrings and rings, as well as glass beads and a mirror. However, this is not the final result. We walked 200 meters, there are about 100 more ahead, - quotes the press service of the head of the archaeological expedition from Rostov-on-Don Tatyana Prokofieva.
At the same time, the scientist emphasized that experts had known before that an ancient settlement had previously been located in this area. However, it was located away from the road, and according to the project, the road bypassed them.
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The excavation continues. According to scientists, all discovered exhibits will be transferred to the Grozny Museum.
The burials date back to the Bronze Age. Photo: DMITRY AKHMADULLIN
ANDREY ZOBOV