The European Steppes in the Middle Ages. V. 4. Khazarian times. Book of Collected Works/ Ed.-in-Chief A.V.Yevglevsky; Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine; Donetsk National University. - V.4. - Donetsk: Donetsk National University, 2005. - 441 pp. (Proceedings in Archaeology).

A periodical edition of scholarly publications in archaeology of the European steppe area in the Middle Ages.

The book is intended for specialists in archaeology, ethnology, history, anthropology, numismatics, and local lore, for students of history and all those who are interested in ancient history.

Recommended for publishing by the Academic Council of the Faculty of History of Donetsk National University

Approved by the Academic Council of the Institute of Archaeology of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences

Editor-in-chief:

A.V.Yevglevsky, Donetsk National University


Editorial Board:

Academician of Ukraine's National Academy of Science Tolochko P.P. (Kyiv, Institute of Archaeology)

Doctor of History N.Ye.Bespalov (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)

Doctor of History P.V.Dobrov (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)

Doctor of History G.P.Yerkhov (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)

Doctor of History A.V.Krapivin (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)

Associate Member of Ukraine's National Academy of Science A.P.Motsya (Kyiv, Institute of Archaeology)

Doctor of History V.N.Nikolsky (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)

Doctor of History S.A.Pletneva (Moscow, Institute of Archaeology)

Doctor of History A.V.Komar (Kyiv, Institute of Archaeology)

Executive secretary, senior research worker T.M.Potyomkina (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)


This edition is prepared by archaeological research group of the chair of History of Ukraine at the Faculty of History of Donetsk National University within the framework of the University Research Program 03-1тт/3 (under the guidance of Professor P.V.Dobrov, Doctor of History, Academician of Ukraine's Academy of History, Honoured Worker of Education of Ukraine) financed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

The series was launched in 2000

© Donetsk National University, 2005

© Author of project A.V.Yevglevsky, 2005

© Aksionov V.S., Balabanova M.A., Davydenko V.V., Fliorov V.S., Galanov V.I., Kravchenko E.Ye., Krasilnikov K.I., Krasilnikova L.I., Kruglov Ye.V., Lebedev V.P., Lifanov N.A., Lvova Z.A., Miroshnichenko V.V., Petrenko A.N., Poliakova O.A., Tortika A.A., Vinnichek V.A., Yefimova S.G., 2005

© Translation: T.Ya.Volkova, D.V.Pilipenko, 2005

© Cover: a golden jug (the middle of the 9th century AD) from a hoard found near Nagyszentmiklos, 2005