Uspenskiy P. S.

Key words: North Western Caucasus, burnt corpses rite, ground burials, barrow grave,
spatial analysis, dynamics.
The article considers the dynamics of the areal of the ground burials of the 8th–13th cc. with the ritual of burnt corpses on the territory of the North Western Caucasus. The author identified the areal groups of necropolis and calculated their density using the methods of geographic information system analysis. The received data gave the opportunity to identify the initial areal of the tradition and trace the dynamics of the expansion of such burials during the whole period of the existence of the cremation tradition in the North Western Caucasus. The author draws the conclusion that over the period of the existence of such tradition the areal of necropolis was being changed partially. New features were added to the burial tradition. But the unity of the territory of the studied monuments testifies the direct continuity and correlation of the cremation of the Khazars cultural historical period and the Pechenegs Polovets one.