‘Priceless’ first century Sarmatian grave found in Russia
Posted On: Sep 10th, 2015 at 10:32
Russia
The incredibly beautiful artefacts found in a Sarmatian burial in Southern Russia belonged to an elderly woman who was most likely buried with her husband.
The Sarmatian people were nomadic and moved to the Ural mountains from the Iranian area more than 2,000 years ago.
While the burial of the man was looted and almost destroyed, the woman’s remains were left intact, most likely because his grave shielded hers from the looters. The grave itself has been described as ‘priceless’, and not just for the gold objects that have been uncovered.
The Sarmatians were fire worshippers and a warrior caste who seem to have spent their time fighting. Sounds like my childhood! Along with the gold objects were more than 100 arrowheads. The woman’s teeth suggest she lived until a ripe old age and her bones suggest she survived many battles.
They were also supposedly the inspiration behind the Greek myth of the Amazons.
