On the Problem of Contacts of the Population of the Baksan Gorge in Sarmatian Time. Grave 104 in the Zayukovo-3 Cemetery Cover Image
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К проблеме контактов населения Баксанского ущелья в сарматское время. Погребение 104 могильника Заюково-3
On the Problem of Contacts of the Population of the Baksan Gorge in Sarmatian Time. Grave 104 in the Zayukovo-3 Cemetery

Author(s): Anna A. Kadieva, Sergey V. Demidenko
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Economic history, Ancient World
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: North Caucasus; Kabardino-Balkaria; Baksan Gorge; Zayukovo-3 cemetery; Sarmatian period; Chinese mirror; medallions; fibulae;Great Silk Road;

Summary/Abstract: In 2017, grave no. 104 was excavated in the cemetery known as Zayukovo-3 (Baksan district, Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria). The burial was carried out in a simple pit and contained bones of two women. A Han Chinese mirror was discovered among the grave goods, as well as bronze and silver fibulae, bronze and gold medallions, as well as a significant number of glass and carnelian beads. The burial dates from the middle, possibly, the second half of the 3rd century AD. A large number of grave goods and presence of items made of precious metals allows this burial to be attributed to the elite of local tribes. Combination of a Chinese mirror and products manufactured in the territory of ancient states in this burial may suggest that one of the branches of the Great Silk Road could pass through the Baksan Gorge in the 3rd century AD.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 291-307
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Russian