Yaroslav Volodarets-Urbanovich
Biographic Data
| ID | 2919167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yaroslav Volodarets-Urbanovich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yaroslav |
| FAMILY NAME | Volodarets-Urbanovich |
| SIGNATURE | VOLODARETS-URBANOVICH Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1560-3608 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 26 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Early Medieval Jewelry from the Kherson Local History Museum
The report presents information about a number of archaeological finds of early Middle Ages from funds and exposition of the Kherson Local History Museum. This jewellery entered the museum’s collection in different years. It was possible to author to get acquainted with these materials in 2018 and 2019. A part was published almost immediately, others later — during 2024 and 2025. Work on processing part of the collection was stopped by the global…
Tweezers among the early medieval slavs from Eastern Europe
This article examines the discovery of tweezers at Slavic sites and archaeological complexes in the southern part of Eastern Europe, dated to the second half of the 1st millennium AD. Data were collected from 13 Slavic sites. According to cultural affiliation, the finds are distributed as follows: Upper Voronezh group (2), Kolochyn culture (3), Prague culture (1), Kolochyn culture/Sakhnivka horizon (1), Sakhnivka horizon (1), Sakhnivka horizon/Vo…
Finds of Strap Adornments of Early Medieval “Heraldic” Syle from the Collection of Kherson Local History Museum
In the paper, archaeological finds of strap adornments of early Middle Ages from the collection of Kherson Local History Museum (Novooleksiivka, Novochornomoria and Kalanchak) are analysed. This jewellery entered the museum’s collection in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, these archaeological finds were not published and are unknown to the broader scientific community. In November 2022, during the robbery of the Kherson Local History Museum by…
Early Medieval Mykilske Hoard
This paper presents the findings from the Mykilske hoard, which belongs to the assemblages of the Martynivka circle. Jewelry from the hoard dates to the second half of 6th — late 7th century, and its deposition occurs in the middle — third quarter of 7th century. This assemblage was discovered outside the archaeological sites. Therefore it is possible that this hoard confirms the «household» version of the deposition of hoards proposed by one of…
The Byzantine Buckle From Kvetun in Desna Valley
The paper presents the buckle of early Byzantine time from Kvetun (Trubchevsk district of Bryansk region) in Middle Desna valley (fig. 1). This find was discovered in 1947 in kurgan 1 of the southern group during the research of M. V. Voevodskyi (fig. 2). Most researchers believe that this barrow field belongs to the Kolochyn culture. However, the lack of a clear definition of the ceramic assemblage from kurgan 1 leaves open the question of its a…
Bone combs of the Slavs of the Early Middle Ages from the south of Eastern Europe
The article deals with findings of bone combs, originating from Slavic sites and complexes in the south of Eastern Europe dated to the second half of the 1st millennium AD. Information was collected on 14 Slavic sites, where 17 combs were found. It is interesting that sometimes we have several finds from one point. Most of the cases of finding of the early medieval combs were related to the forest-steppe zone. The vast majority of finds were conc…
Jewellery of Pastyrske Circle among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper, jewellery from sites and assemblages of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, are considered. In the article the jewellery characteristic of the Pastyrske hillfort is analysed (group II, subgroup 2). It is represented by two burial complexes and two hoards. Sukha Homilsha cemetery 1 was investigated by V. K. Mikhiev. Burial no. 29 (fig. 1) contained a medallion pendant similar t…
Adornments and Arms From the Early Medieval Sites in Sumy Region
The paper contains information about Early Medieval jewelry and parts of bladed weapons from the Sumy region, discovered in the sites and assemblages of the Penkivka and Kolochyn cultures. In total, the information on seven points was collected where twenty four finds occurred. The conditions of finding, typological definition and circle of analogies are determined. These materials supplement the information about the Early Medieval hoards of the…
The Byzantine Buckle From Pisky Village in the Middle Sula Valley
The paper presents the buckle of early Byzantine time from Pisky village of Lubny district, Poltava region in the Middle Sula valley. It belongs to the type D 13 according to M. Schulze-Dorrlamm. A catalogue of such buckles which includes 10 locations with 11 finds has been collected. Such items are known at the burial grounds of Eski-Kermen, Luchyste, Simeiz and Suuk-Su in Crimea. One find was discovered in the Left Bank of the Dnipro — Pisky an…
Earrings of the «danube-Pastyrske» Сircle in the South of Eastern Europe
The paper presents consider of earrings of the «Danube-Pastyrske» circle in the south of Eastern Europe. The catalog of this jewelry including 39 items from hill-forts, settlements, burial grounds, hoards and chance finds was compiled. This catalog includes seven hoards of Pastyrske circle and roughly synchronous with them — Zalissia and Second Tsyrkuny hoards, although they could be dated to the second half of the 7th century as well. It also …
Hoard From Nyzhnia Syrovatka – First Complex of the Martynivka Circle
In the paper presents first hoard of the Martynivka circle. It was discovered in the middle of the 19th century near the village of Nyzhnia Syrovatka, Sumy district, Kharkiv province (now Sumy district, Sumy region). The complex included: three radiate-headed fibulae of the Dnieper circle, fragments of three bracelets, two trapezoidal pendants, ten small conical through hole bell, bronze tubular bead and bone pendant. Unfortunately, the fate of m…
Jewellery of East European Champlevé Enamel Style among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper jewellery from sites and complexes of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, is analysed. All finds can be divided into two groups (fig. 1): East European champlevé enamel style (group I) and “antiquities of the Antes ” (group II). The second group, in turn, is divided into products typical for the hoards of the Martynivka circle (group II, subgroup 1) and items typical for the Pa…
Jewellery of the Martynivka Circle among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper jewellery from sites and complexes of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, is considered. The studied jewellery is typical for the hoards of Martynivka circle (group II, subgroup 1). It is represented by four burial complexes and one hoard. Dmytriivka cemetery was investigated by S. Pletneva. Two trapezoidal pendants ornamented with punched rows of dots on the edge from catacomb…
Three-Beam Tracery Badges From Martynivka Hoard
The paper presents consider of the functional use of two three-beam openwork badges from the Martynivka hoard (fig. 1). There are two points of view on the functional use of these products: 1) horse trappings; 2) details of the belt. An attempt is made to determine the range of possible analogies or prototypes of products. All analogies can be divided into two major groups: 1) on the general outlines; 2) on the «internal ornamentation». The first…
The Second Parkhomivka Hoard of the Early Middle Age
This paper considers the findings from the Second Parkhomivka Hoard, which belongs to the assemblages of the Martynivka circle. These hoards are located in the Middle Dnieper and the Dnieper Left Bank (fig. 1). A significant number of such finds have been discovered in the modern Sumy region in recent times (fig. 2). Some of these hoards were given to the storages of the museums of Sumy region. Currently we have the information about two hoards…
The T-Shaped Fibula of the East European Champleve Enamels Style From Shediieve Village
The article presents the T-shaped fibula of the East European champleve enamels style from Shediieve, tract Ihnativka (fig. 1) in Poltava region. Fragments of hand-made pottery and amphorae are revealed on a partly explored site. Ceramic assemblage is typical for the settlement of Late Zarubintsy sites of Kartamyshevo 2 and Ternovka 2 type. The fibula belongs to the later modifications — the third stage («degradation of style») according G. F. Ko…
Early Medieval Hoard From Sumy Region
This paper contains the information about new finds of hoards of the early Middle Ages (Martynivka circle), which were discovered recently in the Sumy region. Until recently, only two similar assemblages were known in this area — Nyzhnya Syrovatka (fig. 1) and Velyki Budky (fig. 2). However, recently their number has increased significantly. Some of them got to the museum institutions of Sumy region (fig. 10). In 2011, the Shevchenkove hoard was …
Amber Beads from Slavic Early Medieval Sites
In the article amber beads from Slavic sites of the early Middle Ages are presented. A catalogue was compiled, which included information on 21 archaeological monuments and complexes. These locations are divided into three regions of concentration. Such finds come from the hoards of Martynivka and Pastyrske circles and the Pastyrske hill-fort, inhumated burials (Mokhnach, Balaklia) and the hill-forts of the Kolochyn culture. According to the numb…
Solar Symbol in the Life of the Ancient Slavs
The authors present finds of artefacts with swastika of the first half of the 1 st millennium AD from the Zarubintsy culture area, Late Zarubintsy sites and Kiev culture. They are represented by pottery (13 pieces), Eastern European barbarian champleves (20 pieces), spindle whorls (9 pieces) and household items (1 piece). For the first half of the 1 st millennium AD in the area of Proto-Slavic archaeological cultures, 38 finds with images of the …
Decorations From Shells in the Adornments of Early Medieval Slavs
The pendant from Luka-Kavetchyna, dwelling 25 (fig. 2: 1; 3) is the earliest find from the Slavs sites dating to the second quarter — the end of the 5th century. The adornment was made of a shell of the genus Murex and is the «legacy» from the Cherniakhіv culture. In the area of that culture are known the pendants made of shells of this genus (type 2 by O. Hopkalo). The pendants from shells appear in use of the Slavs since the second half of the…
Slavic Jewelry of the Early Middle Ages Found From Sula Basin in Poltava Region
Article presents jewelry findings from Sula basin in the Poltava region. They were discovered between 2011 and 2016 on Slavic monuments of the early Middle Ages — Penkivka culture and Sakhnivka horizon. Jewelry findings find analogies among the Dnieper treasures by Martynivka and jewelry of Pastyrske hillfort. Two fibulae (radiate-headed and anthropozoomorphic) and small bell were detected on settlement Khyttsi tract Shemberovo (fig. 1; 2). Fragm…
Finds of Penkivka Culture from Cheremushna Settlement
The materials of Penkivka culture from the multi-layered settlement of Cheremushna (Valky district Kharkiv region) are considered in the paper. Finds of jewelry indicate the period of the Penkivka layer of the second half of 6th — 7th centuries. Wideplate fibula and T-shaped belt plaque (Fig. 5: 1, 2) were found in trench 1. Fibula belongs to type 2, variant b by I. O. Havrytukhin. Similar finds (Fig. 6) occur from the hoards of Martynivka circle…
Finds of 1st Millennium CE in Poltava Povorsklia
The article deals with the finds of the second and third quarters of 1st millennium CE, which were found and transferred by local residents from the villages Velyka Rublivka, Drany, Ustimenki and Opishnia. The finds are fibulae, mirrors, a detail of the chest lock and fragments of pottery. The upper shield plate of the Eastern European emaciated enamel fibula (fig. 1, 1; 2, 1) — re-folded / a crossbar, type II according to G.F. Korzukhina, or T-s…
Square-shaped Pendants «Koziivka / Nova Odesa» Language
The square pendants decorated with hemispheres in the corners and center, and rows of pressed dots pierced by a punch along the edge, with riveted ears are studied in the paper. These adornments can be joint into the group of “Koziivka / Nova Odesa” pendants type. The first type is represented on the moulds from Bernashivka and Sukha Homilsha. The second type is more numerous: these are the finds from Koziivka / Nova Odesa, Poltava (2014), Cherka…
The Anthropomorphous Figurine from Zasullia-Mhar
Among a series of the Early Mediaeval objects found recently on the territory of Poltava Oblast, an anthropomorphous figurine from Zasullia-Mhar is of a special interest. It finds its analogies among the products from the North Caucasus and the Crimea. The bronze amulet is a stylized human figurine with a broken lower part. It has an oval-shaped overhanging head with the depiction of hair and a rectangular projection of shoulders with marked arms…
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The Anthropomorphous Figurine from Zasullia-Mhar
Among a series of the Early Mediaeval objects found recently on the territory of Poltava Oblast, an anthropomorphous figurine from Zasullia-Mhar is of a special interest. It finds its analogies among the products from the North Caucasus and the Crimea. The bronze amulet is a stylized human figurine with a broken lower part. It has an oval-shaped overhanging head with the depiction of hair and a rectangular projection of shoulders with marked arms…
Belt Set Details of the 5th - First Half of the 8th Centuries from Poltava Region
Heraldic belts were one of elements of the Early Mediaeval Slavs’ dress. Many articles, both typological, and semantical are devoted to them. New finds enrich our notions of typological variety and widen the areas. For instance, among a series of items discovered since the beginning of the 2000s in Poltava region, there are belt set details coming from Hradyzhsk (2 items), Kharkivtsi, Velyka Krucha, Livenske, Zasullia-Mhar (2 items), and Pisky (3…
Finds of 1st Millennium CE in Poltava Povorsklia
The article deals with the finds of the second and third quarters of 1st millennium CE, which were found and transferred by local residents from the villages Velyka Rublivka, Drany, Ustimenki and Opishnia. The finds are fibulae, mirrors, a detail of the chest lock and fragments of pottery. The upper shield plate of the Eastern European emaciated enamel fibula (fig. 1, 1; 2, 1) — re-folded / a crossbar, type II according to G.F. Korzukhina, or T-s…
Square-shaped Pendants «Koziivka / Nova Odesa» Language
The square pendants decorated with hemispheres in the corners and center, and rows of pressed dots pierced by a punch along the edge, with riveted ears are studied in the paper. These adornments can be joint into the group of “Koziivka / Nova Odesa” pendants type. The first type is represented on the moulds from Bernashivka and Sukha Homilsha. The second type is more numerous: these are the finds from Koziivka / Nova Odesa, Poltava (2014), Cherka…
Finds of Penkivka Culture from Cheremushna Settlement
The materials of Penkivka culture from the multi-layered settlement of Cheremushna (Valky district Kharkiv region) are considered in the paper. Finds of jewelry indicate the period of the Penkivka layer of the second half of 6th — 7th centuries. Wideplate fibula and T-shaped belt plaque (Fig. 5: 1, 2) were found in trench 1. Fibula belongs to type 2, variant b by I. O. Havrytukhin. Similar finds (Fig. 6) occur from the hoards of Martynivka circle…
Decorations From Shells in the Adornments of Early Medieval Slavs
The pendant from Luka-Kavetchyna, dwelling 25 (fig. 2: 1; 3) is the earliest find from the Slavs sites dating to the second quarter — the end of the 5th century. The adornment was made of a shell of the genus Murex and is the «legacy» from the Cherniakhіv culture. In the area of that culture are known the pendants made of shells of this genus (type 2 by O. Hopkalo). The pendants from shells appear in use of the Slavs since the second half of the…
Slavic Jewelry of the Early Middle Ages Found From Sula Basin in Poltava Region
Article presents jewelry findings from Sula basin in the Poltava region. They were discovered between 2011 and 2016 on Slavic monuments of the early Middle Ages — Penkivka culture and Sakhnivka horizon. Jewelry findings find analogies among the Dnieper treasures by Martynivka and jewelry of Pastyrske hillfort. Two fibulae (radiate-headed and anthropozoomorphic) and small bell were detected on settlement Khyttsi tract Shemberovo (fig. 1; 2). Fragm…
Three-Beam Tracery Badges From Martynivka Hoard
The paper presents consider of the functional use of two three-beam openwork badges from the Martynivka hoard (fig. 1). There are two points of view on the functional use of these products: 1) horse trappings; 2) details of the belt. An attempt is made to determine the range of possible analogies or prototypes of products. All analogies can be divided into two major groups: 1) on the general outlines; 2) on the «internal ornamentation». The first…
The Second Parkhomivka Hoard of the Early Middle Age
This paper considers the findings from the Second Parkhomivka Hoard, which belongs to the assemblages of the Martynivka circle. These hoards are located in the Middle Dnieper and the Dnieper Left Bank (fig. 1). A significant number of such finds have been discovered in the modern Sumy region in recent times (fig. 2). Some of these hoards were given to the storages of the museums of Sumy region. Currently we have the information about two hoards…
The T-Shaped Fibula of the East European Champleve Enamels Style From Shediieve Village
The article presents the T-shaped fibula of the East European champleve enamels style from Shediieve, tract Ihnativka (fig. 1) in Poltava region. Fragments of hand-made pottery and amphorae are revealed on a partly explored site. Ceramic assemblage is typical for the settlement of Late Zarubintsy sites of Kartamyshevo 2 and Ternovka 2 type. The fibula belongs to the later modifications — the third stage («degradation of style») according G. F. Ko…
Early Medieval Hoard From Sumy Region
This paper contains the information about new finds of hoards of the early Middle Ages (Martynivka circle), which were discovered recently in the Sumy region. Until recently, only two similar assemblages were known in this area — Nyzhnya Syrovatka (fig. 1) and Velyki Budky (fig. 2). However, recently their number has increased significantly. Some of them got to the museum institutions of Sumy region (fig. 10). In 2011, the Shevchenkove hoard was …
Amber Beads from Slavic Early Medieval Sites
In the article amber beads from Slavic sites of the early Middle Ages are presented. A catalogue was compiled, which included information on 21 archaeological monuments and complexes. These locations are divided into three regions of concentration. Such finds come from the hoards of Martynivka and Pastyrske circles and the Pastyrske hill-fort, inhumated burials (Mokhnach, Balaklia) and the hill-forts of the Kolochyn culture. According to the numb…
Solar Symbol in the Life of the Ancient Slavs
The authors present finds of artefacts with swastika of the first half of the 1 st millennium AD from the Zarubintsy culture area, Late Zarubintsy sites and Kiev culture. They are represented by pottery (13 pieces), Eastern European barbarian champleves (20 pieces), spindle whorls (9 pieces) and household items (1 piece). For the first half of the 1 st millennium AD in the area of Proto-Slavic archaeological cultures, 38 finds with images of the …
Adornments and Arms From the Early Medieval Sites in Sumy Region
The paper contains information about Early Medieval jewelry and parts of bladed weapons from the Sumy region, discovered in the sites and assemblages of the Penkivka and Kolochyn cultures. In total, the information on seven points was collected where twenty four finds occurred. The conditions of finding, typological definition and circle of analogies are determined. These materials supplement the information about the Early Medieval hoards of the…
The Byzantine Buckle From Pisky Village in the Middle Sula Valley
The paper presents the buckle of early Byzantine time from Pisky village of Lubny district, Poltava region in the Middle Sula valley. It belongs to the type D 13 according to M. Schulze-Dorrlamm. A catalogue of such buckles which includes 10 locations with 11 finds has been collected. Such items are known at the burial grounds of Eski-Kermen, Luchyste, Simeiz and Suuk-Su in Crimea. One find was discovered in the Left Bank of the Dnipro — Pisky an…
Earrings of the «danube-Pastyrske» Сircle in the South of Eastern Europe
The paper presents consider of earrings of the «Danube-Pastyrske» circle in the south of Eastern Europe. The catalog of this jewelry including 39 items from hill-forts, settlements, burial grounds, hoards and chance finds was compiled. This catalog includes seven hoards of Pastyrske circle and roughly synchronous with them — Zalissia and Second Tsyrkuny hoards, although they could be dated to the second half of the 7th century as well. It also …
Hoard From Nyzhnia Syrovatka – First Complex of the Martynivka Circle
In the paper presents first hoard of the Martynivka circle. It was discovered in the middle of the 19th century near the village of Nyzhnia Syrovatka, Sumy district, Kharkiv province (now Sumy district, Sumy region). The complex included: three radiate-headed fibulae of the Dnieper circle, fragments of three bracelets, two trapezoidal pendants, ten small conical through hole bell, bronze tubular bead and bone pendant. Unfortunately, the fate of m…
Jewellery of East European Champlevé Enamel Style among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper jewellery from sites and complexes of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, is analysed. All finds can be divided into two groups (fig. 1): East European champlevé enamel style (group I) and “antiquities of the Antes ” (group II). The second group, in turn, is divided into products typical for the hoards of the Martynivka circle (group II, subgroup 1) and items typical for the Pa…
Jewellery of the Martynivka Circle among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper jewellery from sites and complexes of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, is considered. The studied jewellery is typical for the hoards of Martynivka circle (group II, subgroup 1). It is represented by four burial complexes and one hoard. Dmytriivka cemetery was investigated by S. Pletneva. Two trapezoidal pendants ornamented with punched rows of dots on the edge from catacomb…
Early Medieval Mykilske Hoard
This paper presents the findings from the Mykilske hoard, which belongs to the assemblages of the Martynivka circle. Jewelry from the hoard dates to the second half of 6th — late 7th century, and its deposition occurs in the middle — third quarter of 7th century. This assemblage was discovered outside the archaeological sites. Therefore it is possible that this hoard confirms the «household» version of the deposition of hoards proposed by one of…
The Byzantine Buckle From Kvetun in Desna Valley
The paper presents the buckle of early Byzantine time from Kvetun (Trubchevsk district of Bryansk region) in Middle Desna valley (fig. 1). This find was discovered in 1947 in kurgan 1 of the southern group during the research of M. V. Voevodskyi (fig. 2). Most researchers believe that this barrow field belongs to the Kolochyn culture. However, the lack of a clear definition of the ceramic assemblage from kurgan 1 leaves open the question of its a…
Bone combs of the Slavs of the Early Middle Ages from the south of Eastern Europe
The article deals with findings of bone combs, originating from Slavic sites and complexes in the south of Eastern Europe dated to the second half of the 1st millennium AD. Information was collected on 14 Slavic sites, where 17 combs were found. It is interesting that sometimes we have several finds from one point. Most of the cases of finding of the early medieval combs were related to the forest-steppe zone. The vast majority of finds were conc…
Jewellery of Pastyrske Circle among Materials of Saltiv Culture
In the paper, jewellery from sites and assemblages of the Saltiv culture, which do not chronologically fit within the boundaries of its existence, are considered. In the article the jewellery characteristic of the Pastyrske hillfort is analysed (group II, subgroup 2). It is represented by two burial complexes and two hoards. Sukha Homilsha cemetery 1 was investigated by V. K. Mikhiev. Burial no. 29 (fig. 1) contained a medallion pendant similar t…
Early Medieval Jewelry from the Kherson Local History Museum
The report presents information about a number of archaeological finds of early Middle Ages from funds and exposition of the Kherson Local History Museum. This jewellery entered the museum’s collection in different years. It was possible to author to get acquainted with these materials in 2018 and 2019. A part was published almost immediately, others later — during 2024 and 2025. Work on processing part of the collection was stopped by the global…
Tweezers among the early medieval slavs from Eastern Europe
This article examines the discovery of tweezers at Slavic sites and archaeological complexes in the southern part of Eastern Europe, dated to the second half of the 1st millennium AD. Data were collected from 13 Slavic sites. According to cultural affiliation, the finds are distributed as follows: Upper Voronezh group (2), Kolochyn culture (3), Prague culture (1), Kolochyn culture/Sakhnivka horizon (1), Sakhnivka horizon (1), Sakhnivka horizon/Vo…
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