In May of this year, the Astrakhan farmer managed to find an incredible find on his site. It all started with the discovery of a small bronze pot, and ended with the discovery of several rich burials with dozens of unique artifacts.
For anyone interested, here on the map is marked the place with the find.
Thanks to the honesty of the farmer, who quickly informed archaeologists about the pot and allowed excavations on his site, we will soon be able to observe incredible artifacts on the shelves of the Astrakhan Museum.
Well, now let's figure out whose graves were discovered and what interesting artifacts were hidden in them.
Archaeologists came to the conclusion that the burials belong to the Sarmatian people, and their age is about 2000 years.
Judging by their rich decorations, we can talk about the high status of the people who were once buried in them. It is possible that all the burials found belong to the leader of the tribe and his family.
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Most of the artifacts found are unique gold jewelry with the addition of precious stones.
Among the many finds, the leader's dagger was also found.
Unfortunately, in the photo it was covered with a scabbard, so we will not be able to appreciate its full beauty and splendor.
Among the many artifacts, there were also strange specimens, the purpose of which was not explained by archaeologists.
For example, these things were found in a female burial.
There was one interesting fact in the news that surprised me a lot.
According to the archaeologists, there was an elderly man in the main burial. But how did a man manage to live to a venerable age, especially if he was the leader of the tribe?
Considering the average life expectancy of men in those days and the position held by him, this is a very strange fact.
And I am also very interested, where did the nomadic people get so many resources? They even managed to decorate the horse's harness with silver. Were they all robbers or talented artisans in those days?