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Sortehavsstudier, Aarhus Universitet

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Traditional Greek features: Traditional Scythian features:

A limited variation in grave goods types and a tendency towards more homogenous grave goods assemblages over time

Red dye and other mineral substances inside the graves

Wooden coffins and sarcophagi of either wood or stone

Wooden coverings of graves and fluting at bottom of graves

Organic beddings (eel grass and other organic materials)

Very few weapons in burials Weapons, whetstones, knifes, needles, spindle whorls, hand-made pottery, mirrors, stone plates (‘altars’), jewellery of precious metal

Greek ceramics and other ‘Greek’ products such as terracotta figurines and protomes

Scythian animal style objects

Supine position (Various) Crouched positions

Orientation of the deceased towards E Orientation of deceased towards W

Horse burials and remains of other animals in or near the burials

Flat ground burials Burials in kurgans

Niche graves

Greek type stelai with Greek names and inscriptions

Anthropomorphic stelai

Sector И depotbygning

Primære gravområdeI arkaisk tid

Olbia (kort fra Papanova 2006)

barn

Barnebegravelse iAmfor fra Sector И(fra Knipovich 1940)

Begravelse af ældre barni simpel jordfæstegrav fraSector И (fra Knipovich 1940)

(fra Vickers 2002).

(fra Vickers 2002).

(fra Vickers 2002).H:8,3 cmB:11,6 cm

(fra Vickers 2002).

(fra Vickers 2002).

Fig.6.15 Nymphaion. Pottery shapes from Phase 3 (in total numbers).

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Lekythos Aryballos Askos Guttus Oinochoe Jug Bow l Cup Amfora

Flat ground burials

Kurgan burials

Fig. 6.16 Nymphaion. Object type groups of Phase 4. (In total numbers)

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Flat ground burials

Kurgan burials

Kurgan burials w ith discrepancy 2,5

Flat ground burials 40 0 20 2 1 0 19

Kurgan burials 14 0 8 5 3 0 9

Kurgan burials w ith discrepancy2,5

35 0 20 12,5 7,5 0 22,5

Ceramics

WeaponJew eller

yGFA

Personalia

Terracotta

Varia

Fig.6.17 Nymphaion. Ceramics of Phase 4. (In total numbers)

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Flat ground burials

Kurgan burials

Kurgan burials w ith discrepancy 2,5

Flat ground burials 20 4 8 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2

Kurgan burials 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2

Kurgan burials w ith discrepancy2,5

10 2,5 0 7,5 0 0 0 2,5 2,5 5 5

Lekythos

JugAmfo

raCup

Oinochoe

Pyxis Bow lLekanis

Hydria

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