title: ON THE ELITE BURIALS OF THE NOMADS OF THE EARLY SARMATIAN PERIOD (2nd – 1st CENTURIES BC)
abstract: The article discusses the funeral complexes of the elites of the nomads from various regions of Sarmatia of the 2nd – 1st centuries BC. The main criterion for identifying burials of the nobility is a high concentration of status items – symbols of power: ceremonial weapons and horse harness, jewelry and luxury items of gold and silver, sets of imported metal and glass dishes, etc. Among the elitist complexes, burials of undoubtedly royal rank were identified: Novozavedennoe V kurgan 1, burials 7
journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik