MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM THE SCYTHIAN BURIAL MOUNDS OF THE 4TH CENTURY BC FROM THE KHERSON REGION (FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY COLLECTION)

Authors

  • Олена Фіалко Institute of archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
  • Марина Хомчик National Museum of Ukrainian History
  • Юрій Бут National Museum of Ukrainian History

Abstract

An interesting category of objects from the Scythian burial mounds of the 4th century BC is kept in the archaeological collection of the National Museum of Ukrainian History. These objects were found on the territory of Kherson region and can be interpreted as medical instruments. These tools could be used to operate people, as well as in veterinary medicine.
Key words: Scythia, archaeological collection, National Museum of Ukrainian History, medical instruments

Author Biographies

Олена Фіалко, Institute of archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Candidate of historical sciences (PhD), Senior research fellow

Марина Хомчик, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Senior research fellow, Sector ‘Archaeology of early Iron age’,

Юрій Бут, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Head of the metal restoration sector

Науковий вісник НМІУ

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Published

2018-12-02

How to Cite

Фіалко, О., Хомчик, М., & Бут, Ю. (2018). MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM THE SCYTHIAN BURIAL MOUNDS OF THE 4TH CENTURY BC FROM THE KHERSON REGION (FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY COLLECTION). Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (3), 70-77. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/195

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No. 3 (2018): Scientific Bulletin of the National museum of the History of Ukraine

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