Krenke N.A., Lazukin A.V., Tavlintseva E.Yu.

Key words: fortified settlement, hoard of bronze ornaments, Moskva river basin, Early Iron Age, ethnic identification
The article publishes a rare find of a hoard of bronze ornaments from the fortified settlement of Duytkovo near Zvenigorod on the river Moskva. The hoard dates to the 1st – 2nd cc. AD and is an important indicator of the abundance of characteristic ornament types, and of the high aesthetic tastes of the ancient population. We can advance the hypothesis that during the period in question a specific ethnic group was evolving on the territory of the Moskva river basin, and that the ethnic identification was expressed, in particular, in wearing umbo-shaped pendants with a specific décor.