Предметы средневекового вооружения из раскопок поселения и могильника Су-Баш-1 в Восточном Крыму
Medieval Weapons from the Excavations of the Settlement and the Burial Ground of Su-Bash-1 in Eastern Crimea

Summary/Abstract: Medieval weapons are published from the excavations of Su-Bash-1 settlement and cemetery in Eastern Crimea, dating back to the time of the Golden Horde and the Crimean Khanate. Arrowheads for bow and crossbow, battle axe and two maces were found there. Perhaps iron pommel clubs of cubic shape with cut corners belong to kisten (ball attached to a strap). A fragment of the top of a bronze mace could have belonged to a person with a high status, since maces in steppe societies were often symbols of power, the so called ‘insignia’. The finds are considered in the context of the general development of military traditions in the Golden Horde and medieval Eastern Europe.

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