Pages: 333-342

The article analyzes the early medieval burial complex Plavni-II 1/2, studied in 1990 on the left bank of the Lower Danube. The grave was sunk into the barrow of the Early Bronze Age. The inventory consisted of pare of battle knives, bone plates for a bow, a quiver with arrows, gold foil. Image of a male face is on the one of the fragments of the foil. The analysis of the burial rite and inventory allowed dating the burial Plavni-II 1/2 to the second half of the 9th — the first decades of the 10th centuries and associate it with the ancient Hungarians. The investigated grave complements the list of funerary sites, marking the territory of the Hungarian tribes before finding their homeland.

Keywords: Left bank of the Lower Danube, Earlier Middle Ages, Hungarians, grave, battle knives, arrow, quiver set, fragments of golden foil, face image

Information about author:

Mihail Fokeev (Odessa, Ukraine). Candidate of Historical Sciences.
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Maksym Kvitnytskyi (Tiraspol, Moldova). Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko. 25 Oktiabria St., 128, Tiraspol, MD-3300, Moldova
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Nikolai 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. 25 Oktiabria St., 128, Tiraspol, MD-3300, Moldova
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