SARMATIAN TAMGAS ON GREEK TOMBSTONES IN PANTICAPAEUM
Journal: Proceedings in Archaeology and History of Ancient and Medieval Black Sea Region
Year: 2025

16 Greek tombstones from the necropolis of Pantikapaeum with Sarmatian tamgas are examined. Usually, such signs were applied during the secondary use of a tombstones during various actions that took place at old cemeteries. These are clusters of tamgas, during an event with 10—20 participants (Ns. 1—4), pairs of signs (Ns. 4—8), and single signs (including the emblems of the Bosporan kings) (Ns. 9—12). Sometimes tamgas are violate the Greek texts. The sinchronous tamgas engraved on tombstones da