The Melitopol kurgan (Ukrainian: Мелітопольський курган) was a Scythiankurgan of the 4th century BCE (340–320 BCE),[1] in the city of Melitopol, on Skifska Street (formerly Pershotravneva Street), near the railway station.[1][2][3] The kurgan had been partially looted before excavation. It was excavated in 1954 in a rescue operation before a real estate project.[4] It was excavated first by employees of the Melitopol Museum of Local History, then by an expedition of the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, led by O.I. Terenozhkin.[1]
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 repoussé gold-coated gorytos with scenes from the myth of Achilles and 70 arrowheads. The covering of the gorytos is similar to that found in Chortomlyk, Ilyinetskyi and the eighth Pyatibratnyi mounds.[5][3] It is located in the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in Kyiv. Other artifacts from the kurgan were kept at the Melitopol Museum of Local History but were looted during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to scientists' calculations, the total weight of the gold objects found during the excavations of the Melitopol barrow amounted to 2 kg (4.4 lb).[1]
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^ abCunliffe, Barry (2019). The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN978-0-19-882012-3.
^Bonfante, Larissa (29 April 2011). The Barbarians of Ancient Europe: Realities and Interactions. Cambridge University Press. p. 113. ISBN978-0-521-19404-4.
melitopol, kurgan, 867010, 353108, 867010, 353108, model, excavation, melitopol, museum, local, historyscythian, golden, gorytos, century, treasury, national, museum, history, ukrainethe, ukrainian, Мелітопольський, курган, scythian, kurgan, century, city, mel. 46 52 01 N 35 21 11 E 46 867010 N 35 353108 E 46 867010 35 353108 Model of the excavation of the Melitopol kurgan Melitopol Museum of Local HistoryScythian golden gorytos 4th century BCE Treasury of the National Museum of the History of UkraineThe Melitopol kurgan Ukrainian Melitopolskij kurgan was a Scythian kurgan of the 4th century BCE 340 320 BCE 1 in the city of Melitopol on Skifska Street formerly Pershotravneva Street near the railway station 1 2 3 The kurgan had been partially looted before excavation It was excavated in 1954 in a rescue operation before a real estate project 4 It was excavated first by employees of the Melitopol Museum of Local History then by an expedition of the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR led by O I Terenozhkin 1 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 repousse gold coated gorytos with scenes from the myth of Achilles and 70 arrowheads The covering of the gorytos is similar to that found in Chortomlyk Ilyinetskyi and the eighth Pyatibratnyi mounds 5 3 It is located in the Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in Kyiv Other artifacts from the kurgan were kept at the Melitopol Museum of Local History but were looted during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine According to scientists calculations the total weight of the gold objects found during the excavations of the Melitopol barrow amounted to 2 kg 4 4 lb 1 Gold objects Gold plates 6 Greek amphoraReferences edit a b c d e Melitopolskij kurgan melitopol museum zp ua melitopol museum zp ua Melitopolskij gorodskoj kraevedcheskij muzej MGK Melitopol www mgk zp ua Archived from the original on 2019 09 08 Retrieved 2022 03 10 a b Cunliffe Barry 2019 The Scythians Nomad Warriors of the Steppe Oxford University Press p 21 ISBN 978 0 19 882012 3 Bonfante Larissa 29 April 2011 The Barbarians of Ancient Europe Realities and Interactions Cambridge University Press p 113 ISBN 978 0 521 19404 4 a b c MELITOPOLSKIJ KURGAN resource history org ua Melitopol m Blyashki www pslava info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melitopol kurgan amp oldid 1215085455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
