Yablonskiy L.T.
Institute of archaeology RAS, Moscow
(leonid.yablonsky@mtu-net.ru)

Key words: burials of Filippovka 1 and 2, early nomads of the South Cisurals, early Sarmatian culture, military equipment, elements of the warriors’ costumes.

The article is devoted to the review of the military equipment items from elite burials of Filippovka 1 and 2. These items are divided into two categories: offensive and defensive armament. The categories are divided into classes and classes into types respectively. The elements of the warriors’ costumes decoration are also considered in the article. All this allows reconstructing the image of an early Sarmatian warrior which reminds of that one fixed in warriors’ sculptures of the Scythian period from the North Black Sea region and the North Caucasus.