MAIASP. 2021. No. 13 The HOARD FROM THE STROENTSY FORTIFIED
SETTLEMENT ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE MIDDLE DNIESTER DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2021.60.31.005 Access this
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In
2018, an
Early Iron Age hoard was discovered in the expanse of
fortified settlement near Stroentsy in Rybnitsa
district.
The hoard consisted of at least eight objects of bronze and silver, with
personal ornaments (three bracelets, paired earrings, and a finger ring) and costume
accessories (two fibulae and a chain) included. Apparently, the objects were placed in a vessel modeled by hand or in the bottom
part of this. As the earliest objects, the early La Tene fibulae
should be distinguished which are dated within the
time range from the last third of the 4th century until the first
half of the 3rd century BCE. However, the deposition time
of the hoard should be attributed to the third
quarter of the 3rd century BCE based on the dating of the latest
items, namely a chain and a finger ring. It is impossible to establish who deposited the hoard. Nevertheless, the
items discovered clearly combine the jewelry traditions of the Thracian,
Scythian and La Tene Cultures. |
Key words: Early
Iron Age, Middle Dniester region, Stroentsy
fortified settlement, hoard, Thracians, Scythians, La Ten culture,
adornments, costume accessories,
the 4th — the 2nd centuries BCE. |
Received
December 1, 2021 Accepted
for publication December 14, 2021 |
About the author: Fidelski Sergei Anatol’evich ( E-mail: fidel1975@mail.ru
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