The European Steppes in the Middle Ages. Vol.7. The Khazarian times. Book of Collected Works/ Ed.-in-Chief A.V.Yevglevsky; Institute of Archaeology of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences; Donetsk National University. – Vol.7. – Donetsk: Donetsk National University, 2009. – 608 pp. – (Proceedings in Archaeology).

A periodical edition of scholarly publications in archaeology, ethnology, history, antropology, numismatics, and local lore, for students of history and all those interested in ancient history.

Recommended for publishing by the Academic Council 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, Donetsk National University)


Editorial Board:

Academician of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences P.P.Tolochko (Kyiv, Institute of Archaeology)

Associate Member of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences A.P.Motsya (Kiev, Institute of Archaeology)

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

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

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

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

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

Executive secretary, Senior Research T.M.Potyomkina (Donetsk, Donetsk National University)


This edition is prepared by the archaeological research group of the Department of History of Ukraine at the Faculty of History, Donetsk National University within the framework of the University Research Program 09-1ââ/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)

The series was launched in 2000

© Donetsk National University, 2009

© Author of project A.V.Yevglevsky, 2009

© Aksionov V.S., Andreiev S.I., Biro A., Davydenko V.V., Fliorov V.S., Grib V.K., Hrissimov N., Khoruzhaia M.V., Koloda V.V., Komar A.V., Krasilnikov K.I., Krupa T.N., Kryukov V.G., Lango P., Lebedev V.P., Lvova Z.A., Mikheiev V.K., Orfinskaia O.V., Pachkalov A.V., Pelevina O., Popov P.V., Somogyi P., Svistun G.Ye., Tokarenko S.F., Totev B., Turk A., Yatsenko S.A., Zilivinskaia E.D., Zorin A.V., 2009

© Translation: D.V.Pilipenko, T.Ya.Volkova, 2009

© Cover photo: a harness decoration from Pecheneg burial of the 2nd half of the 10th century (Maksima Gorkogo village, Kherson province), A.I.Kubyshev’s excavation, 2009