Zav’yalov V.I., Rozanova L.S. , Terekhova N.N.

Key words: Great Migration period, Volga-Kama region, blacksmithing inventory, Rjazan’- Oka cemeteries.
The technical and technological characteristics of the blacksmithing inventory from sites dating to the Great Migration period in the Volga-Kama and Oka regions testify that the new types of iron artifacts which appeared on these territories during the time in question differ from local artifacts in both morphology and technology, and can serve as an additional source for the study of ethnic and cultural contacts.