NEW FIND OF THE SCYTHIAN SWORD NEAR MOTRONYNSKE HILLFORT
Journal: Archaeology and Early History of Ukraine
Year: 2023

In spring 2023 two kilometers south-west of the well-known Motronynske hillfort of Scythian Age on a flat plateau the iron Scythian sword was found out by chance on a little depth. In the Steppe and Forest-Steppe of North Pontic region swords and daggers of this type date to the second half of 6th—5th cc. BC (rather by the first half of the latter century). Near Motronynske hillfort a few finds of Scythian swords and daggers are known but swords of similar type have not occurred before.&#x0D; Th