MAIASP. 2023. No. 15

S.S. Lysenko (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Some types of Early Iron Age knobbed rings

DOI: 10.53737/7216.2023.69.66.002

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Pages: 42—101

The paper discusses some Early Iron Age knobbed ring types discovered in central, eastern and southern parts of Europe. Rings with 2 to 5 granules forming a rosette, those with pegs to which 3—5 beads are attached, and some with single knobs are considered. The research sample consists of 188 finds from 67 sites. A typology of the artifacts is proposed, with two orders, six ring types, and a series of subtypes and varieties. The knobbed ring types under study existed mainly from the 6^th until the 3^rd century BCE, while the youngest specimens are extremely rare and date back to the 2^nd — 1^st century BCE. The main areas of their distribution are the Northern Black Sea region and the Balkan-Carpathian region.

Key words: Early Iron Age, personal ornaments, knobbed rings, rosette rings, Northern Black Sea region, Balkan-Carpathian region.

Received August 13, 2023.

Accepted for publication August 31, 2023.

About the authors:

Lysenko Svetlana Stanislavovna (Kyiv, Ukraine). PhD (History), Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

E-mail: sspssl2000@gmail.com