Shulhivka — Veselovsky’s «first» Barrow Near Novomykolaivka

Among the materials from 6 Scythian barrows transferred from the Hermitage to Ukraine in 1932 by the decision of the Parity Commission, the collection of finds from the Shulhivka barrow suffered the most devastating losses. The barrow was excavated over three field campaigns — from 1889 to 1891 by the leadership of N. I. Veselovsky, an associate professor (from 1890 a professor) of St. Petersburg University. In the first year of excavations, the side catacomb was discovered. The remains of two skeletons and a few grave goods such as several gold plates of various stamps, a bronze mirror, a bowl, and a bell were found. During the next two years, the central catacomb, also looted in ancient times, was discovered. Among the remains of the bones of the dead, the skull and its fragment pierced by the bronze arrowhead were found. The grave goods are more diverse. The weapons include 2 swords. One of them is single-edged, and its blade is similar in shape to the Greek mahaira. Bronze, iron and bone arrowheads are numerous. The fragments of scale armor and a belt were found. Gold plates are represented by a larger number of stamps. A bone spindle was also probably found in the burial. The collection transferred to Kharkiv was lost during the Second World War due to the evacuation and occupation of the city. However, nowadays a small number of finds from the Shulhivka barrow can be found in the State Historical Museum (Moscow) and the Central Museum of Taurida (Simferopol). Information about the finds from the barrow can also be supplemented by information from the handwritten catalog of G. Kizerytsky (Nos. 1449—1513) and records from the Hermitage inventory book, as well as unpublished materials from the archive of the Institute of the History of Material Culture. The publication of these sources could at least partially fill the existing information gaps about the Shulhivka barrow

Bronze · Bronze Age · Grave goods · Western europe · World War II · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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