Скифский курган у пгт. Великая Багачка
Scythian barrow near Velikaia Bagachka town

Summary/Abstract: Materials from the Scythian barrow No.3, which was excavated in 1979, near Velikaia Bagachka town are published in this article. It is situated in the middle part of Psel river basin. Under the mound, two pit-graves dated back to the 5th - early 4th century BC were explored. In the intact central grave No. 2 the skeleton of a juvenile (?) was buried in a wooden coffin. A single-edged dagger (kopis) that was among grave goods draws attention, as analogous specimens are very unusual for the Scythian antiquities of the Northern Black Sea region. Side grave No. 1was looted in ancient times. Parts of skeletons of two individuals remained in it. Obviously, a professional warrior and his escort person (wife or concubine) were buried there. Among grave goods, scaly armour was extant in fragments. There were explored parts of body cover and shoulder guards with war belt. Only fragments of the five spears and some arrowheads remained of the set of armament. The warrior’s burial is quite similar to the complexes of the Scythian warrior necropolis in Pereshchepino, situated near the huge Belsk hillfort (middle Vorskla basin). These monuments (Velikaia Bagachka, Pereshchepino) illustrate the scale of the nomads’ penetration in the area of the Left-bank Forest-Steppe.

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