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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Today is Archaeologist Day. During construction work, valuable artifacts from different periods are often discovered. Thus, during the reconstruction of the federal highway M-4 "Don" in the Rostov Region, archaeologists discovered unique archaeological monuments – burial mounds dating back to different periods of the Bronze Age, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.
"Research of territories and search of historically important artifacts is a mandatory part of preparation for construction and reconstruction of highways. Before all reconstruction works on the M-4 "Don" highway began, archaeological exploration was conducted from the 933rd to the 1024th km, during which several burial mounds were discovered. Excavations are currently underway on four of them, the largest of which is more than 60 m in diameter. The first results are already impressive: scientists have found burials from all three periods of the Bronze Age, which is about 5 thousand years ago. After examining the remaining burial mounds, of which there are more than 10, all the burials found will be taken away for further scientific processing, and then transferred to the state museum," said Marat Khusnullin.
According to Vyacheslav Petushenko, head of the state company Avtodor, which is carrying out the construction, pit, catacomb and log burials have been discovered on the sites, which correspond to the Bronze Age. "Such archaeological sites provide a unique opportunity to reconstruct the rituals and ideas about the afterlife of ancient tribes. As archaeologists note, it is rare to find a burial mound with burials only from the Bronze Age, and from all its eras," Vyacheslav Petushenko emphasized.
The implementation of a large-scale project to reconstruct the M-4 Don highway from km 933 to km 1024 in the Rostov Region began in May of this year. This section runs through the Kamensky, Krasnosulinsky and Oktyabrsky districts, the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and the city of Shakhty in the Rostov Region. During the reconstruction, builders will have to widen more than 90 km of the M-4 Don road to six lanes, which will ensure comfortable and safe high-speed traffic on this section of the highway.
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