MAIASP. 2024. No. 16

S.V. Yazikov (Moscow, Russia)

Metal parts of shields from the Roman period burial grounds Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1

DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2024.72.24.020

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Pages: 464—479

Three shield bosses (umboes) equipped with shield grips are published that were found in the graves 41 and 136 of the burial ground Frontovoe 3 and in the grave 245 of the burial ground Kil-Dere 1. Both sites are located in Southwestern Crimea, near Sevastopol. Two shield bosses from Frontovoe 3 are of the K1 Type, and their grips belong to the S1 Type, Form 2, after Ziling. The umbo from Kil-Dere 1 is of the K2 Type, and the grip is of the X Type, after Ziling. Based on these finds, the burials are interpreted as graves of warrior horsemen who were buried there during the late chronological phase of the formation of the sites, i.e. in the 4^th century CE. It was during this very period that the graves often contained battle shields, which are now excellent indicators of the relationship between the Crimean population and the peoples of the North. They demonstrate the transformation of the Roman army as a result of the barbarization of terrains under the control of the Roman Empire, and Crimea in particular.

Key words: South-Western Crimea, Roman times, Frontovoye burial ground 3, Kil-dere 1 burial ground 1, umbones, maniple, burial, funeral rite.

Received July 31, 2024

Accepted for publication August 15, 2024

About the author:

Yazikov Sergey Vladimirovich (Moscow, Russia). Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

E-mail: sergei.yazikov2012@yandex.ru