Products of precious metals in the monuments of early nomads of steppe and forest steppe frontier in Zauralye

The article presents data on the composition of gold and silver products from the burial mounds of the early nomads of steppe and forest steppe frontier in Zauralye VII—II centuries BC. For now silver prodacts was found only in the archaeological monuments after end of v century Bc. comparisons of ancient gold objects and gold from alluvial deposits of the Southern Urals by composition revealed that gold was mined in the southern urals — from the nearby gold placers. This is also evidenced features of osmium-group minerals of the inclusions in gold artifacts. Analysis of the gold composition showed that a thin gold plate was made of native gold alloy with cuprum.