Votive Hoard of the Late 3rd – Early 2nd Centuries BC in the Kurgan of the Belomechetskaya-1 Burial Ground of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik
Year: 2025

In 2020, the expedition of OOO Kavkazgeoresurs discovered a votive hoard during excavations of kurgan 3 of the Belomechetskaya-1 burial ground in the steppe foothills in the north of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The hoard was located in the southwestern sector of the kurgan and was a cluster of horse harness items: bits, cheekpieces, and attachments (at least 14 sets), as well as a spearhead and a buckle. Based on the combination of different types of cross-shaped bit attachments – with serra