Mysterious beads from Brylivka. Bilozerka culture. Ukraine
Journal: Revista Arheologică.
Year: 2024

The Bilozerka archaeological culture was widespread in the Northern Black Sea coast during the Final Bronze Age (XII-X centuries BC) in the steppe zone of Ukraine and Moldavia, as well as in the Crimea. The largest among the investigated burials of the Bilozerka culture, Brylivka, was excavated back in 1986-1994. The inventory accompanying the buried people consisted of ceramic vessels, metal knives and axes. They had jewellery made of glass, gagate, amber and mother-of-pearl beads, halmose and