THE BYZANTINE BUCKLE FROM KVETUN IN DESNA VALLEY
Journal: Archaeology and Early History of Ukraine
Year: 2024

The paper presents the buckle of early Byzantine time from Kvetun (Trubchevsk district of Bryansk region) in Middle Desna valley (fig. 1). This find was discovered in 1947 in kurgan 1 of the southern group during the research of M. V. Voevodskyi (fig. 2). Most researchers believe that this barrow field belongs to the Kolochyn culture. However, the lack of a clear definition of the ceramic assemblage from kurgan 1 leaves open the question of its affiliation. Only few researchers considered this f