SCYTHIAN ARROWHEADS AND BRONZE AGE DWELLING UNCOVERED
Archaeologists in Ukraine recently uncovered a glut of arrowheads, spinning wheels and ceramic fragments dating back to the late 6th century and early 5th century BCE, a time when Scythian nomads, a culturally related group of nomadic tribes that occupied grassland between China and the northern coast of the Black Sea from about 800 BCE to 300 CE, occupied the area.
Remnants of Scythian culture can be found at the Bilsk Historical and Cultural Reserve near the village of Bilsk in central Ukraine. Human-made earthen ramparts can still be found, which many scholars associate with the ancient city of Gelonus, an important trading hub.
Archaeologists discovered 40 objects that date to the Scythian period, grain and garbage pits, and evidence of various economic buildings. The team has not uncovered any ancient dwellings, as “probably, they were destroyed during the development of a quarry that operated in this area in the past years,” said
Ihor Korost, director of the Bilsk Historical and Cultural Reserve, to Ukrinform. However, they did discover the remains of a late Bronze Age dwellingat a nearby site, predating the Scythian artefacts.