While the people who used the necropolis were clearly influenced by Greek culture, they maintained their own way of life, said Mordvintseva. "Their material culture shows that they were rather very proud of themselves and kept their culture for centuries."
“尽管使用该墓地的人明显受到了希腊文化的影响，但他们仍然保持着自己的生活方式，”Mordvintseva说道，“他们的物质文化显示他们对自己感到相当自豪，并将自己的文化传承了好几个世纪。”
Gold Plaque
金牌
This gold plaque, with mounted agate, would have been attached to the sheath of a short iron sword. It is less than 2 inches across.
这件装有玛瑙的金牌应该是一把短铁剑剑鞘上的附件。其直径小于2英寸。
VALENTINA MORDVINTSEVA
This way of life includes a fondness for gold-working. The warrior's burial included more than a dozen artifacts made of the material. Perhaps the most spectacular find was a gold fibula-brooch with a rock crystal at its center. Although the brooch was only 2.3 by 1.9 inches (5.8 by 4.8 centimeters), it had several layers of intricately carved decorations leading toward the mount.
研究人员Valentina Mordvintseva:
这种生活方式包括一种对黄金制品的钟爱。该武士的随葬品中有超过一打的金器。也许最令人称奇的发现是一件中央嵌有水晶的黄金胸针。尽管胸针的大小只有2.3×1.9英寸(5.8×4.8厘米),但它却有着数层围绕中央底座的繁复雕刻装饰。
"Inside the mount a rock-crystal bead has been placed with a channel drilled through it from both ends," the researchers write.
“底座上固定着一颗被洞穿的水晶珠，”研究人员写道。
The team was surprised to find that two of the warrior's swords (including the one pointing toward his pelvis) had gold decorations meant to be attached. In one case a short 19-inch (48.5-cm)-long iron sword had a gold plate, with inlayed agate, that was meant to adorn its sheath. Until now, scholars had never seen this type of golden sword decorations in this part of the ancient world, the researchers write. The "actual fact that these articles were used to decorate weapons sets them apart in a category all of their own, which has so far not been recorded anywhere else ..."
研究团队惊奇的发现该武士的两柄剑（包括那柄指向其骨盆的剑）曾被专门用黄金装饰过。其中一件19英寸（48.5厘米）的短铁剑附有镶嵌玛瑙的金牌，它被用来装饰作为剑鞘。研究人员在文中表示，到目前为止，学者们在还没有在那个时代的这一地区见到过这种类型的金剑具。“实际上，这些用来装饰武器的物件是他们用来自我标榜的工具，这是迄今为止在其他任何地方都没有被记载过的现象……”
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