Pages: 169-186 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp255169186
This paper details a comprehensive analysis of the remains of a flint pouch recovered from a 9th — century Hungarian burial located on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The findings underscore the valuable insights that can be gained from the study of even fragmentary organic materials. The pouch was constructed from imported silk fabric (samit) and featured a component made of human skin. Its upper section was secured with a drawstring, and the silk threads exhibited a range of dyes, including indigotine, indirubin, alizarin, xanthopurpurine, and ellagic acid. Copper salts served as mordants, and there is evidence suggesting the use of iron and aluminum salts, which likely played a role in leather tanning processes as well. The associated grave goods — including gilded silver earrings, an imported ceramic vessel, a cast silver belt tip and pads, a bow, a quiver with arrows, and this distinctive organic pouch — attest to the high social status of the individual interred.
Keywords: left bank of the Lower Dniester, 9th century AD, Hungarian grave, pouch, silk, dyes, ZooMS, SEM EDS
Information about authors:
Irina Elkina (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Science. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117292, Russian
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-5092-9035
Dmitriy Polovyanenko (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 9, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0009-0000-3835-825X
Elena Karpova (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Chemical Sciences. N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 9, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-8803-4237
Svetlana Baranova (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Chemical Sciences. Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-9228-3025
Yulia Sryvkina (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0009-0007-4532-5860
Anna Babenko (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117292, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-6805-5476
Attila Türk (Budapest, Hungary). PhD. PázmányPéter Catholic University, Institute of Archaeology. Egyetem St., 1, Piliscsaba, 2087, Pest County, Hungary
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-9199-0019
Vitalij Sinika (Moscow, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117292, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-1621-9205