SWORDS AND DAGGERS IN THE FUNERAL RITUAL OF THE UST-ALMA NECROPOLIS
Journal: Archaeology and Early History of Ukraine
Year: 2020

In terms of the number of weapons the Ust-Alma necropolis stands out among the Late Scythian sites of the Crimea.&#x0D; The paper deals with burials accompanied by swords and daggers. Their types, quantity and chronology are defined in the paper. The main role of the bladed weapons in the funeral rite played its functional purpose but besides this it could have the sacred meaning or play the role of the social indicator in the military elite, female and children burials. The analysis of the buri