Pages: 417-441

The article presents the materials of the two richest burials in barrows in the Kuban steppe, dated from the Great Migration epoch. The detailed analysis of the multiple inventory items (polychromatic objects, buckles and belt decorations, cauldrons, weapons, etc) makes it possible to date the burial in Kalininskaya to the first half of the 5th century, and the burial in Malay — to the middle of the 6th century.

Keywords: Kuban region, polychromatic style, sword, cauldron, armour

Information about authors:

Natalia Limberis (Krasnodar, Russia). Kuban State University
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Ivan Marchenko (Krasnodar, Russia). Candidate of historical sciences. Kuban State University
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