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Many interesting artifacts have been recovered from excavations of Samartian burials in south Russia. The Samartians were a nomadic people who dominated the region from Central Asia to Hungary for about 500 years beginning circa the third century BC. The artifacts include a cast-gold torc and gold perfume bottle from barrow 10 at Kobyakovo, a gilded and engraved silver table set from Kosika, a bronze jug from a site near Rostov-on-Don, and an iron knife with a carved ivory handle from Krasnogorovka.
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Various components of a collection of Trojan artifacts preserved at the Pushkin Museum since 1945 are currently being studied. Treasure A known as Priam's Treasure and Treasure L have been dealt with in detail. These artifacts had been seized in Berlin by the Russian troops in 1945 as spoils of war and since then had been preserved in excellent condition. Efforts are in progress to exhibit these objects and also determine the actual ownership of these Trojan artifacts.
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A tomb recently excavated near the town of Ipatovo, in southern Russia, may shed light on the transition from Scythian to Sarmatian culture. The burial dates from the early third century BC and contains artifacts with both Scythian and Sarmatian features. The find is the richest from any period in the region and helps to fill a gap in knowledge concerning the Scythian-Sarmatian transition.
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