Scythian Barrow of the Second Half of the 6th Century BC on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester

The article introduces and analyzes the findings from the study of Scythian burial 6 in barrow 8 of the “North” group near Glinoe village on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The burial mound was constructed over the main cremated Scythian grave in a square pit, oriented with its angles to the cardinal directions. The buried individual was placed diagonally across the pit, stretched out on his back with his head to the west. The grave had been looted in ancient times. Five bronze three-bladed arrowheads were found among the grave goods, providing a means to date the burial to the second half of the 6th century BC. This burial is among the earliest and extremely rare Scythian burials in the North-West Black Sea region, indicating the initial presence of the Scythians in the western edge of the North Black Sea steppes.