Bronze arrowheads from the collection of museum "Rarity" in Bishkek

We analyzed here the bronze arrowheads from the private museum “Rarity”. The items from this collection classified based on formal attributes. After available analogies from the excavation, we determined the historical period, when ancient nomads in the Tian Shan could use these items for archery. The studied collection of bronze arrowheads have to be dated to Eraly Iron Age. All of them relate to Sak culture. The arrows from this collection were found at the territory of Chuya valley and Issyk Kul Basin in Kyrgyzstan. They were classified based on formal attributes. In view of raw material used for their production, all arrows belong within class of bronze arrowheads. The arrowheads are socketed in accordance with type of hafting. On the basis of cross-section, all of arrows divided into several groups: two-bladed, flat-bladed, trihedral - trilobate, trihedral with overhang or latent socket. A few types of arrows were educed according to shape of arrowheads. There were determined the tips with elongated-rhombic, elongated-oval, elongated-triangular, prolongated-pentagular feather, with or without barbs. Some of determined bronze arrowheads were found in the course of excavation at the occurrences of Sak culture in the Pamir and Ketmen-Tyube valley at the Tian Shan and Semirechye in the previous years. Studied collection of bronze arrowheads permits to significantly add and extend the prevailing concept of variety of forms among long-term weapons in the Iron Age culture of ancient Sak nomads, who have lived the regions of Tian Shan.