Solokha Kurgan

The Solokha kurgan is on the left bank of the Dnieper, 18 km from Kamianka-Dniprovska, opposite Nikopol [1]. It has a height of 19 m and a diameter of about 100 m, dating to the early 4th century BC [1]. The burial mound contained two royal Scythian tombs, the central tomb had been robbed already in antiquity, but still contained the remains of a female ruler and two horses in rich attire, while the side tomb was found intact by the 1912–13 campaign by the Russian archaeologist Nikolay Veselovsky [1]. The intact lateral tomb yielded spectacular treasures [1]. It contained the remains of a male ruler, completely covered in gold [1]. He had been buried with his weapon bearer, a servant and five horses [1]. The most notable find in the grave, however, was a golden comb with an extremely detailed group of three fighting warriors worked in gold [1].