«BLUSHER» FOR THE DEAD (the Results of Research of Mineral Artefacts from Zolota Balka Graves)
Journal: Archaeology and Early History of Ukraine
Year: 2018

The results of the studies of mineral artefacts from the graves of the Late Scythian burial ground of Zolota Balka were introduced into scientific circulation. At this site, 87 graves were excavated; in 10 of them mineral artefacts were identified. The latter one is the object of this study, while their significance and role in the funeral rite is the subject.&#x0D; Analytical studies revealed that the vast majority of the mineral substances of red-orange colour is realgar (arsenic sulfide). It