A rich treasure of the Iron Age was discovered near Kursk. About informs N+1 version.
Archaeologists distinguish votive or ritual treasures informally called “strange complexes.” They contain weapons, horse harness, and other metal objects, and scientists have various theories about their origin. Some consider them funerary and memorial structures, others – markers of the conquered territory. It is only known for certain that such treasures, as a rule, are located in uninhabited areas.
Evgeny Stolyarov of the Kulikovo Field State Museum-Reserve and his colleagues presented the results of the study of a treasure found in 2017 near the village of Vanina. The stack contains objects of five types. Among them are two large biconical bracelets, ten centimeters in diameter and 15 and 12 centimeters high, made in a manner typical for the forest and forest-steppe regions of early Iron Age Eastern Europe. Another item from the hoard turned out to be a bronze mirror with a diameter of 12 centimeters, which, judging by its chemical composition, may have been of imported origin. On the edge of its disk there is a hole with two holes for attaching a handle, apparently made of organic material – wood or bone. It turns out that the artifact is broken, which may be the result of deliberate damage or poor protection. This object is probably 3rd-2nd BC. belong to centuries. Finally, the two leaf-shaped iron spearheads most common during the Middle Sarmatian period were underground.
As a result, scientists came to the conclusion that the treasure was buried in the II-I centuries BC. A number of items from it are uniquely associated with male military culture. According to the assumption of archaeologists, the treasure was buried as a gift to a deceased noble warrior or as a dedication to the cult of warriors.
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