Ukrainian Museum of Historical Treasures (Scythian Gold) is located in the Pecherskaya lavra, the Monastery of Caves, and has one the richest collections of golden articles in the FSU countries. The works of the jewelers from the earliest periods of Ukrainian history were gathered and carefully kept for years. Exhibits, presented in the museum, include the famous treasures from the Gaimanov burial mound and Tolstaya burial mound, gigantic Scythian barrows, dating back to the fourth century before Christ. The exhibits tell about well-developed culture of Scythes, ancient inhabitants of South-Ukrainian steppes. Among the museum's treasures there is the whole burial of a Scythian queen with her child from Tolstaya barrow. The collection of burial treasures includes a gold sheath of a Scythian short sword (akinaka), decorated with relieves, openwork masks, golden plaques and pendants, and an impressive relic of ancient jewelry, a massive gold grivna, a pectoral, breast ornament, with scenes of Scythian life and mythology. These treasures date back to the fourth century B.C.