On September 18, Stavropol will host a festival of historical reconstruction dedicated to Scythian culture. This was reported by the press service of the Stavropol State Museum-Reserve.
“For all comers, a playground will be organized, with a recreated life of the Scythians who once lived in the Stavropol Territory, where Scythian live music will sound. Visitors to the festival will be able to take part in walking tours of the Tatar settlement,” the museum said.
Guests of the festival will be able to take part in a series of master classes: basket weaving, archery and slug throwing, working with clay and metal. Within the framework of the casting and forging master class it is planned to manufacture small molds, carving of foundry molds on soapstone, a demonstration of the Scythian method of melting bronze (heating metal on a crucible), casting small plastic molds from bronze and tin. Participants in the clay workshop will learn about the pottery techniques that existed before the advent of the potter's wheel. A school for a young archaeologist will be organized for children at the festival - participants will be able to put up a tent, set up an excavation site, learn to draw and record finds.
The Tatar settlement is the largest archaeological site of the Ciscaucasia. It includes fortifications, road systems, burial grounds and places of worship that allow you to get acquainted with the life of ancient people from the VIII century BC to the X century AD. Part of the ancient city is still hidden underground. According to historians, the settlement is a multi-layered monument that functioned over four historical periods: Koban, Scythian, Sarmatian, Khazar.
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