Abstract
Materials from the excavations of the Chebotarevo IV kurgan burial ground on the right bank of the Zhayik River, consisting of four kurgans, are being introduced into scientific circulation. Three kurgans were looted but contain dating materials. Kurgan No. 3 features an unlooted Early Sarmatian elite burial. The burial belongs to the group of monuments with ceremonial golden weaponry. The accompanying inventory includes an iron sword with a goldplated pommel and crossguard, two iron acinaces daggers, a mounted vessel, a quiver, arrowheads, a mirror, a gold chain, an iron belt hook, and a quiver clasp with gold plating. One kurgan is dated to the Sauromatian period, and three kurgans belong to various phases of the Early Sarmatian period. In the article, Kurgan No. 1 is attributed to the 4th century BCE, Kurgan No. 3 to the last quarter of the 2nd century to the beginning of the 1st century BCE, Kurgan No. 4 to the 6th–4th centuries BCE, and Kurgan No. 5 to the 3rd century BCE. Further research will refine or adjust these dates.