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Chertomlyk

4th century BCE · 4th century BCE

Chertomlyk is a royal Scythian burial mound of the 4th century BCE near Nikopol in southern Ukraine, about 20 metres high. Excavated by Ivan Zabelin in 1862–1863, it held the burials of a king, his attendants and horses, together with a gilded silver amphora decorated with scenes of Scythians catching horses and a gold covering for a bow case. Its treasures are in the Hermitage Museum.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chertomlyk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chertomlyk
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