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Photo: Гайко Г. , Білецький В. , Мікось Т., Хмура Я. Гірництво й підземні споруди в Україні та Польщі (нариси з історії). — Донецьк: УКЦентр, Донецьке відділення НТШ,… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Burial complex in Ukraine
Merheleva Ridge is the site of an Eneolithic temple and burial complex consisting primarily of four large stone mounds or kurgans situated near Perevalsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, about 30 km to the west-to-southwest of the city of Luhansk. "Merheleva" is the Ukrainian adjective from the word merhel, marlstone, which is a type of limestone common in the region. Supposedly the site was built in about 4000 BC, corresponding to the Dnieper-Donets or early Yamna culture, and remained in use throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age, until 5th century BC Sarmatia. It was discovered in 2004, and the discovery officially announced on 7 September 2006.
