Aspects of funeral rite and ritual in the Prut-Dniester region in the early Middle Ages (The Molești-Ialoveni necropolis)

The article is dedicated to the research of the small early Middles Ages necropolis situated in the central part of Moldova. Burials performed by the corpse disposition rite date to the 1st centuries of the AD 2nd millennium. Most of the burials have been performed in accordance with the Christian custom. It’s worth noting that on the outskirts of the same settlement constructions with clay cauldrons including yurt like dwellings; also funeral complexes relating to the nomadic population apparently on its settling stage have been discovered.