Treasures Crimean Gothia put on acquaintance in Simferopol. Gold and silver ornaments and ritual objects found during archaeological excavations in central and southern parts of the peninsula, previously exhibited in Europe, in the Crimea is - a collection demonstrated for the first time.
Gothia Treasure - it's jewelry, shoes and clothing items coins dating from 2-15 centuries AD. Nearly 20 years of collecting officers of the Central Museum of Tauris. When the collection reached several thousand items - put it to the bride. That is - a unique golden diadem of the 5th century, such ornaments archaeologists have not seen before.
Ludmila Khrapunov, chief curator of the museum: "It consists of many parts, 267 gold plaque in the center medallion that you see, then 2 more rings were found in the same place. raznofigurnye Plaques are all different. Ie, it can be reconstructed they somehow my girlfriend and have been located. This is a mystery story, but we decided that it would look like this ".
All exposed jewelry - archaeologists have found in the cemeteries of the South-West and Central Crimea. It is in these areas in the 12-15 centuries, there was a medieval principality Theodoro, or Gothia. Its name derives from the Germanic tribe of Goths, who came to the lands around the 3rd century as conquerors, and then settled down - and mingled with other peoples - the Greeks, the Alans, the Armenians. And together - have created quite a colorful culture.
Ludmila Khrapunov: "This is a set of half-length, but the buckles are worn by both women and men can is such a small silver buckle. Shoes were all the same. It was not expressed as it is now. It was a soft shoes, fastened on the leg with using multiple straps ".
to our times of ancient Gothia lived mostly jewelry. Archaeologists say in the Middle Ages money invested mainly in jewelry.
Malgina Marina, head of the department of history: "People pay more attention to their appearance and their environment, heritage, rather than, for example, building cities, investing its money in real estate, architecture. Then all the wealth was with him. Why such massive yet jewelry? Well, first it was fashionable to be seen from a distance a woman - here is my richest woman, so to speak.Historians
promise - a collection of "Golden Treasury" will be updated periodically. In the near future, the fund will add nearly 3,000 precious specimens.
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