HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, WEAPONS, AND ORNAMENTS DISCOVERED IN ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDIEVAL GRAVES IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF AZERBAIJAN

This article examines household items, weapons, and ornaments discovered in ancient and early medieval graves in the northeastern region of Azerbaijan. The study is. based on archaeological materials recovered from burial sites and focuses on the main categories of material culture associated with the deceased. Particular attention is paid to labor tools, including knives, awls, whetstones, scraper stones, spindle whorls, and horse bits, as well as weapons such as daggers, arrowheads, spearheads, and elements of defensive equipment. The study also considers various ornaments and personal belongings, including bracelets, necklaces, pendants, rings, beads, mirrors, and earrings. The analysis of these finds demonstrates the diversity of material culture represented in the graves and provides important information about the technological skills, everyday activities, military traditions, personal appearance, and social practices of the communities that inhabited the region. The archaeological materials from the northeastern part of Azerbaijan therefore constitute an important source for studying the cultural development and historical characteristics of the ancient and early medieval population of the region.