CAVALRY SPUR FROM BOLGAR FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT EXCAVATIONS OF 2010
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https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2021.3.102.113Keywords:
archaeology, rider's equipment, Bolgar fortified settlement, typology, horse control techniquesAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce into scientifi c discourse an iron cavalry spur with a wheel discovered at Bolgar fortified settlement during archaeological excavations in 2010. The item can characterize a part of the rider's equipment of the second half of the 13th – fi rst half of the 14th century intended for the execution of tactical cavalry attack manoeuvres associated with a spear strike of heavily-armed cavalry. The external features and material of the item allow the author to suggest primarily its functional and professional use.
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