Melitopol kurgan
46°52′01″N 35°21′11″E / 46.867010°N 35.353108°E
The Melitopol kurgan (
Two burials were found: a female (northern tomb) and a male (central catacomb), accompanied by two dependants, as well as a horse grave.[1] A robbed female and male burial accompanied by two horses, buried separately, was found in the barrow. The central burial is a woman's, arranged in a large catacomb 7 metres (23 ft) deep. It was accompanied by the burial of a maid in which bronzes were found, including gold-plated earrings, a necklace of glass beads, iron bracelets, the remains of a spindle and a black lacquer vessel.[5]
The "landlady" — an elderly woman — had a headdress, clothes and shoes richly decorated with gold plaques, strings and beads. In addition, 11 Greek amphorae, a bronze cauldron with ram bones, the remains of a funeral cart with a yoke, a red-figured black-lacquer, silver and bronze dishes, wooden boxes with necklaces of earthenware and glass beads, farewell food, iron awls and many different gold ornaments were found.[5]
For the man, the burial was arranged in a catacomb with a depth of 13.5 metres (44 ft). It was accompanied by the burial of a 7–8-year-old child. Fragments of an iron shell, arrowheads, fragments of gold jewelry, an iron awl and animal and human bones were found in the catacomb. A bronze combat belt was found in a hiding place, unnoticed by the robbers. Other finds included a portupeia necklace decorated with 50 gold plates, as well as a
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Gold objects
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Gold plates[6]
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Greek amphora
References
- ^ a b c d e "Мелітопольський курган melitopol-museum.zp.ua". melitopol-museum.zp.ua.
- ^ "Мелитопольский городской краеведческий музей - MGK Мелитополь". www.mgk.zp.ua. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-882012-3.
- ISBN 978-0-521-19404-4.
- ^ a b c "МЕЛІТОПОЛЬСЬКИЙ КУРГАН". resource.history.org.ua.
- ^ "Мелітополь м Бляшки". www.pslava.info.