The article examines the most well-known works of Russian archaeologists on the creation of databases of archaeological sources, and assesses the current state of this problem. The author's version of a theoretically and information-based database management system (DBMS) for monuments of the Pre-Scythian period on the lower Don is proposed. Each stage of application design is analyzed in detail: description of the subject area, selection of information objects and information analysis, determination of relationships between information objects, and construction of an information-logical model of the subject area under consideration. The author gives a general idea of databases, information models and other technologies, the correct use of which is necessary for a modern specialist-archaeologist. Keywords: archeology, burial mounds, burial rites, pre-Scythian period, early Scythians, information technologies, databases. Introduction The most representative work on creating a database of archaeological sources today is the joint research project "Statistical processing of funerary monuments of Asian Sarmatia" of the IA RAS and the Italian Institute of the Middle and Far East on the topic "Funerary monuments of early nomads of the Eurasian steppes: experience in computer processing of archaeological materials", carried out under the leadership of M. G. Moshkova [Statistical processing..., 1994, 1997, 2002]. This is the first project of its kind, successfully implemented, widely known and accessible to most researchers. The appearance of these publications caused a lively discussion (and even critical opponents recognized them as an undoubted step forward in archaeology), gave an impetus to the development of archaeological informatics in general, and prompted a number of researchers (including us) to create what J. K. Garden defined as " logically unrelated local contributions to the source study apparatus of archaeology, moreover, although without planned interrelati ... Read more