The beads from Boyarsky (Aray) burial of the IV - V centuries A.D. in the Middle Kama region: classification and use

The article presents a thorough analysis of beads collection from the Boyarsky (Aray) burial grounds, one of the newfound monuments of the Mazunino times in the Middle Kama region. The article focuses on their placing in the graves, the different types of necklaces made from beads, and the classification of archaeological finds. The researchers came to the conclusion that the beads from the Boyarsky (Aray) burial ground are similar to other finds dated by the 1st millennium A.D. from the Middle Kama region in certain parameters. These parameters include the dominance of the glass beads made by cutting a drawn glass tube, the small percentage of beads made from drawn stick, and presence of the turquoise mono-colored beads in the finds, as well as use of beads in the headdress, necklaces, temporal pendants, and thong pendants for men’s belts. The domination of the necklaces made of beads among the finds of the same origins takes us to the conclusion about the permanent trading contacts established by local people and the incoming of the beads to Middle Kama region almost without mediators.