Abstract
The exposition of the A.V. Anokhin National Museum of the Altai Republic (Gorno-Altaisk, Russia) demonstrates elements of horse equipment from two archaeological complexes of the Altai, which belong to the Biyke culture of the Arzhan-Mayemir time. The first set comes from the burial mound No. 2 of the Boytygem-II site, and the second comes from the burial mound No. 1 of the Aira-Tash-1 necropolis. These ancient objects are important for the cultural and chronological identification of the studied objects, as well as for the study of the material culture of the early nomads of Inner Asia. A portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer was used to determine the chemical composition of the alloys of the metal objects. The article presents the results obtained, which reflect the general and special characteristics of the implemented technologies. These data complement the previously published information on the testing of similar parts ofhorse equipment from the sites of the Altai of the Early Scythian period.
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