The mystery of the ancient stele depicting the gods has left experts baffled.
The unique silver stele depicting winged Scythian gods surrounded by unicorns has amazed archaeologists.
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The Devitsa V cemetery in Russia, named after the neighboring village, was discovered in 2000 by the Don archaeological expedition of the IA RAS. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences . The site is located on a hill on the right bank of the Devitsa River and is a cluster of 19 mounds arranged in two parallel rows stretching from west to east. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences.
Since 2010, the site has been systematically studied by specialists from the Don expedition of IA RAS. During the excavation of the cemetery, a number of important discoveries were made. In 2019, in mound 9, a tomb containing the remains of a female warrior and an old woman wearing a ceremonial cap called a calathus was found. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences. Recently, while excavating at the Devitsa V cemetery, experts from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences found another strange object. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences.
It is a unique silver stele dating back to the 4th century BC. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences. This silver stele depicts winged Scythian pantheon gods, surrounded by monstrous unicorns. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences. The stele also features the image of the Winged Beast Goddess, the patron goddess of human and animal fertility. Photo: @Russian Academy of Sciences.
No further artifacts depicting the deities of the Scythian pantheon have been discovered at this site. And this discovery makes an important contribution to archaeological knowledge about the spiritual beliefs of the ancient Scythians. Dear Readers, please watch the video : "Important discovery during the archaeological excavation at Nguom Rock Shelter Site". Video source: @Thai Nguyen Newspaper and Radio and Television.
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