Two Late-Roman-Period Figurines from the Sub-Mountainous Crimea (The Archaeological and Mineralogical Research)
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2025

This paper presents the results of research conducted on two anthropomorphic chalk figurines. These artefacts were unearthed from the burials dating back to the Late Roman Period and were unearthed at the cemeteries of Neizats and Opushki. Analogous figurines of white rocks occasionally occurred in Sarmatian burials, predominantly among females and children. Mineralogical and micropaleontological tests of both figurines were undertaken to determine potential sources of raw materials. It has been