Pages: 169-192

Six burials of the Golden Horde period were studied in 2018 during the archaeological research of the barrow 15 of “Vodovod” group near Glinoe village, Slobodzeya district, on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The archaeological sources for this period are known in this region from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, however, currently they are not suitable for reconstructing historical processes on the south-western border of the Golden Horde for various reasons. Published graves date to the middle of the 14th — the beginning of the 15th century. Some finds are extraordinary. In particular, a previously unknown type of adornments is found. These are earrings in the form of a question mark with blind welded-on pieces for inserting stones. Besides, a mirror was discovered that finds no analogies on synchronous sites in the south of Eastern Europe. Apparently, the item seems to result from a combination of various artistic traditions. Analysis of the funerary rite showed transition of the local steppe population to Islamic norms. The deceased did not belong to representatives of the local elite, but belonged to the dominant (ruling) nomadic group, perhaps close to the milieu of the ruler of Khadjibey. For the first time, some materials were obtained that can realistically reflect the development of historical processes on the southwestern frontier of the Golden Horde civilization in the second half of the 14th century.

Keywords: Lower Dniester region, 13th—15th centuries, southwestern border of the Golden Horde, cemetery, graves, mirrors, earrings, Mamai, Abdullah, Khadjibey, fall of the Golden Horde

Information about authors:

Maksym Kvitnytskyi (Tiraspol, Moldova). Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova
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Nicolai Telnov (Kishinev, Moldova). Doctor of History. Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova
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Sergey Lysenko (Kiev, Ukraine). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Geroev Stalingrada Ave., 12, Kiev, 04210, Ukraine
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Sergey Razumov (Tiraspol, Moldova). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko. 25 Oktiabria St., 128, Tiraspol, MD-3300, Moldova
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Vitalij Sinika (Tiraspol, Moldova). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova
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