The Polovtsians (11th – 13th century)

The Polovtsians (11th – 13th century)

After the defeat of the Pechenegs by the Great Prince Yaroslav the Wise, in the mid-11th century, the steppe of Eastern Europe was occupied by the Polovtsian nomads (known as Cumans or Kipchaks). The Polovtsian tumuli make small groups of low mounds under which the archaeologists normally find the horse bridle and the weaponry.

	Helmet 12th - I3th century. Tumulus near the village of Zamozhne, Zaporizhia Region. Excavations of 1981.
	Staff 12th - I3th century. Tumulus near the village of Zamozhne, Zaporizhia Region. Excavations of 1981.
	Censer engraved with wolf, griffin, ox, and eagle pecking snake 12th - early 13th century. Tumulus near the village of Zamozhne, Zaporizhia Region. Excavations of 1981.
	Pendant 11th - I3th century. Place and date of finding unknown.

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