Stones from Ritual Vessels Found in Scythian Graves on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester River
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2023

The paper deals with 221 burnt stones from the Scythian graves found on the left bank of the Lower Dniester dated to the 5th—2nd centuries BC. All of them, if it was fixed, come from wooden or handmade ritual vessels. Stones of approximately the same size and without traces of processing were used as heating elements. In all cases, traces of burning were recorded — soot spots and characteristic fracturing. Petrological thin sections showed the mineral composition of the rocks and their structura