Anonymous
06/01/2023 (Thu) 07:48
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>>431>Какого царя?Unknown. From the main burial only a piece of fragmented bone from the top of the skull remained. Tomb-robbers plundered and destroyed this grave.
The pectoral was found in the dromos (which was skipped by the raiders) leading to that grave. It weighs 1150g and it's 31cm in diameter.
There were other bodies buried in the kurgan, one of which they call a princess for her rich grave goods and position in the tomb (name unknown ofc). A child was placed next to her in a wooden sarcophagus with alabaster ornaments. 2 men and 2 women, most likely servants were also placed around them, one of the men got called a bodyguard, and it seemed he was alive when he was buried with them.
An archaeologist called Mozolevskiy led the excavation, perhaps you can find reports in Russian. They must had some kind of journal too where they published their findings, can be found in libraries. Or even online.
These burials are generally considered royal for the size (the Tolstaya mogila was 9m tall and 80m in diameter when they dug it, since it's eroded through the ages the original mound was larger) and the richness of the findings.