UDC 903.5 Far Eastern State University 37 Okeansky Ave., Vladivostok, 690950, Russia E-mail: popov@museum.dvgu.ru A special feature of the Boysman-2 monument, which is located on the coast of Peter the Great Bay in Primorye, are burial complexes found in the layers of the Early Iron Age and Middle Neolithic. In the process of dismantling the lower part of the filling of an early Iron Age dwelling (Yankovskaya archaeological culture, 2.8 - 2.3 thousand years AGO), the remains of two burials were found on the surface of the clay floor. The next grave complex is associated with the Neolithic horizon of the Boisman archaeological culture (6,5-4,7 thousand years AGO). Two burial grounds found in the shell pile were completed cemeteries of separate family or tribal groups of a single cultural community (Boisman). It is obvious that the sacred meaning of the Yankovo burials, in comparison with the Boisman burials, has a completely different orientation. Introduction The south of the Russian Far East is distinguished by the diversity and originality of Neolithic cultures. At the same time, grave sites of this epoch are extremely small: only three Neolithic sites where anthropological material was discovered are known: Boysmana - 2, Chertovy Vorota [Neolit..., 1991], Zaisanovka-7 [Zaisanovka..., 2005]. The Boysman-2 Monument is located on the eastern coast of Peter the Great Bay, at the mouth of the Riazanovka River, 500 m from the sea (at an altitude of 3.5 m from its current level). It occupies a sloping section of the junction of one of the coastal hills and a swampy river valley. During the period of research (from 1987 to 2005), three historical and cultural horizons were identified here: the Early Iron Age (Yankovskaya culture, 2.8-2.3 thousand years ago), the Late Neolithic (Zaisanovskaya culture, 5.3 - 3.5 thousand years ago) and the Middle Neolithic (Boisman culture, 6.5 - 4.7 thousand years ago).. One of the features of the monument is the burial complexes found in ... Read more