Path to the Afterlife of the Cimmerian Chariot. X-ray Fluorescence and Mass spectrometric Studies of Horse and Chariot Equipment from the L’govskoye Burial Mound in the Crimea
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2022

The article discusses prescription additives and traces of impurities in the alloy of an assemblage of horse harness and chariot equipment of the Cimmerian period from a barrow near the village of L’govskoe in the North-East Crimea. X-ray fluorescence analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were applied in the study. It was determined that certain alloys were used for casting objects of different functional purposes. So, all cheekpieces were cast from tin-lead bronze without ar