Children’s Burials in a Single Barrow near Nekrylovo Village (Voronezh Oblast): on the Characteristics of the Age Structure of the Srubnaya Community

The article presents the results of a study of children’s burials from a single mound near the village of Nekrylovo, Voronezh Oblast. It was revealed that children’s burials stand out among adults by their planigraphic position and the placement of the lower parts of the vessels as the only item of grave goods. There is a relatively high percentage of infant mortality. Some single cases of pathologies and peculiarities of the skeletons are distinguished. In the diet of this population, according to isotopic analysis, plant foods predominated, meat food was not abundant. Moreover, children ate more meat than adults.