Scythian Burial of the Child with the Sword Model in the Lower Dniester
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2021

The paper for the first time publishes and analyzes the materials obtained in the study of the burial of the child no. 10 in the barrow 16 of the “Sluiceway” group near the Glinoe village, Slobodzeya district, on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The grave dates back to the third quarter of the 4th century BC and contained the burial of a small child. The western part of the pit was intended to sacrificial food and a knife, and the eastern part was intended for the body of the child and grave