Comprehensive Study of the Organic Content of the Incense Cups from Scythian Burials of the 3rd—2nd Centuries BC on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2025

The study of the organic contents of eleven incense cups from Scythian burials of the 3rd —2nd centuries BC on the left bank of the Lower Dniester enabled the determination of the composition of fuel and plants used for ritual burning. Carbonized macroremains, besides five woody species (juniper, willow, ash, oak, elm), in three of the incense cups are represented by seeds of herbaceous plants — bare-grained wheat, barley, strawberry, and coriander. Herbivorous animal dung was recorded in one of