Swastika from the Slavs (based on archaeological materials of the second half of the 1st millennium AD) Cover Image

Свастика у славян (по материалам археологических культур второй половины I тыс. н.э.)
Swastika from the Slavs (based on archaeological materials of the second half of the 1st millennium AD)

Author(s): Yaroslav V. Volodarets-Urbanovich
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei
Keywords: „Antes antiquities”; early Middle Ages; swastika; spindle whorl; casting mould; jewelry; pots;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with images of swastikas found on artifacts from the range of Slavic archeological cultures of the second half of the 1st millennium AD. They are presented on casting moulds (2 specimens), jewelry (3 specimens), spindle whorl (15 specimens) and pots (11 specimens). The tradition of applying swastika images to objects has a pra-Slavic origin. In particular, one discovery is known in the Zarubintsy culture, there are already two finds on the Late Zarubintsy sites, and 22 artifacts in the materials of the Kiev culture. The number of items with swastikas increases in time.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 27-50
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Russian