Maykop Culture - An Interesting Statement

An Interesting Statement

Maykop culture is recognized as a unique phenomenon for more than 100 years, i.e. from the moment of the first publication it does not need to be advertised. Recently, however, an archaeologist And. D. Резепкин made a statement about the new discoveries :

• The most ancient bronze sword. He said that in a stone tomb «Treasures» (Новосвободная) found the most ancient bronze sword, which is already on display in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The total length of 63 cm, length hilt 11 cm - dates from the second third of the 4-th Millennium BC. e.)»
• The most ancient column. He said that «the most ancient column was not invented by the ancient Greeks and the ancient inhabitants of the Northern Caucasus (carriers of the dolmen culture in the 3rd Millenium. BC. e.)»
• The most ancient musical instrument, the string string. He reported that he discovered in a stone tomb in the North Caucasus, a musical instrument (in appearance resembling a psaltery), Dating from the late 4th Millennium B.C. and is the most ancient string-смычковым musical instrument . Later, the tool got its name «Шичепшин», from the Circassians of restorers, which corresponds to the name of the Adyghe people's string-bow instrument of this type. According to the А.Резепкина, at the present time the tool is stored in the State Hermitage.