Burial of a Master Jeweler in the Kokpomyag ground of the Vym culture (archaeological and archaeomineralogical aspects)

The archaeomineralogical studies of items made of non-ferrous and precious metals in burials No. 59 and 115 of the Kokpomyag burial ground allowed us to identify, along with imported jewelry made of high-grade silver, repaired items based on a tin-silver alloy. In burial No. 86 of the Kokpomyag burial ground, considered in this artice, not only high-gade siver items, but also silver balls were found that could have been used as raw material for the manufacture of silver items, which is confirmed by the finds of fragments of silver jewelry made with simple technology. The burial inventory allows assuming that the burial belonged to a master craftsman, who mastered simple silversmithing skills and occupied a high social status in society.