Verkhnii Saltiv (museum-reserve)

Historic-archaeological museum-reserve "Verkhnii Saltiv" named after V. O. Babenko
LocationChuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest cityVerkhnii Saltiv
Coordinates50°07′57″N 36°47′30″E / 50.13250°N 36.79167°E / 50.13250; 36.79167
Area518 m²
Established1899
Websitehttps://vsaltiv.at.ua/

Verkhnii Saltiv is a historic-archaeological museum-reserve[1] that is located near the village of Verkhnii Saltiv in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The reserve covers one of the type sites of the Saltovo-Mayaki culture, the main archaeological culture of the Khazars,[2] with the other type site being Mayatskoye. Findings from the Verkhnii Saltiv archaeological complex are mostly displayed in museums of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sofia, while only a small portion of them was kept in the museum in Verkhnii Saltiv.[3]

  1. ^ Сайт музею верхнього Салтова
  2. ^ Brook, Kevin Alan (2018). The Jews of Khazaria. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538103432. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ Malenkov, Roman. Верхній Салтів [Verkhnii Saltiv]. Ukraina Incognita.