Balabina V.I., Mishina T.N.

Key words: Eneolithic, Thracia, Tell Yunatsite, cemetery, burial, burial rite, chronostratigraphy, planigraphy, demography.
The article considers the specific features of the evolution of the Eneolithic cemetery at Tell Yunatsite, its chronostratigraphy, demography, planigraphy and details of the rite. The stratigraphy of the burials can be ascertained through correlating their depth with the ground surface of the destroyed settlement (on the basis of sections and floors of buildings). Comparison of the demography of the cemetery and of the destroyed settlement has demonstrated uniformity of population. The disproportionate sex-age structure of the cemetery can only be explained through the hypothesis of its long-lasting existence. The variations of placing and position of the bodies at Yunatsite can also be observed at other cemeteries. The alignment of the bodies does not indicate any specific features of Yunatsite as compared with the tendencies observed at other burial grounds.