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This entry describes the evolution of material culture in the forest zone of East Europe from the Urals in the east to Belarus in the west. We distinguish three main phases of cultural development in the area: the 2nd to 5th centuries CE,... more
This entry describes the evolution of material culture in the forest zone of East Europe from the Urals in the east to Belarus in the west. We distinguish three main phases of cultural development in the area: the 2nd to 5th centuries CE, the 5th to 7th centuries, and the last one, dated from the 7th to 10th centuries, simultaneous to the Pre-Viking Age and the Viking Age in Northern Europe. The starting point of each of these three phases correlates with the collapse of the cultural pattern of the earlier period in the North-West and in the Center of the East European Plain. To the east of the Volga, the local cultures evolved continuously during the first millennium, and the formation of new cultural traditions happened gradually without sharp changes but generally followed the trends of the western regions.
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В сборник включены доклады участников XI-й научно-практической конференции «Наш край в истории России», проходившей 8 апреля 2016 г. в пос. Струги Красные, а также статьи из различных научных изданий и архивные материалы, освещающие... more
В сборник включены доклады участников XI-й научно-практической конференции «Наш край в истории России», проходившей 8 апреля 2016 г. в пос. Струги Красные, а также статьи из различных научных изданий и архивные материалы, освещающие археологическое изучение Стругокрасненской земли в период со 2-й половины XIX по начало XXI вв.
Материалы сборника будут полезны всем тем, кто занимается научными проблемами археологического изучения территории Северо-Запада России.
The history of archaeological research of the Strugokrasnensky district of the Pskov region, articles and archival sources are published
Материалы сборника будут полезны всем тем, кто занимается научными проблемами археологического изучения территории Северо-Запада России.
The history of archaeological research of the Strugokrasnensky district of the Pskov region, articles and archival sources are published
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В сборник включены доклады участников XI-й научно-практической конференции «Наш край в истории России», проходившей 8 апреля 2016 г. в пос. Струги Красные, а также статьи из различных научных изданий и архивные материалы, освещающие... more
В сборник включены доклады участников XI-й научно-практической конференции «Наш край в истории России», проходившей 8 апреля 2016 г. в пос. Струги Красные, а также статьи из различных научных изданий и архивные материалы, освещающие археологическое изучение Стругокрасненской земли в период со 2-й половины XIX по начало XXI вв.
Материалы сборника будут полезны всем тем, кто занимается научными проблемами археологического изучения территории Северо-Запада России.
Материалы сборника будут полезны всем тем, кто занимается научными проблемами археологического изучения территории Северо-Запада России.
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The Luga-Oredezh Interfluve as a Border Micro-region of the Culture of Pskov Long Barrows. Abstract. The article analyzes information about the sites of the compact boundary micro-region of the Pskov long barrow culture in the interfluve... more
The Luga-Oredezh Interfluve as a Border Micro-region
of the Culture of Pskov Long Barrows.
Abstract. The article analyzes information about the sites of the compact boundary micro-region of the Pskov long barrow culture in the interfluve of the Luga and Oredezh rivers. The history of the study of the sites in the microregion and their spatial distribution are considered. The data about the finds is analyzed. Some materials are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
of the Culture of Pskov Long Barrows.
Abstract. The article analyzes information about the sites of the compact boundary micro-region of the Pskov long barrow culture in the interfluve of the Luga and Oredezh rivers. The history of the study of the sites in the microregion and their spatial distribution are considered. The data about the finds is analyzed. Some materials are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
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The article is devoted to the interpretation of the materials of G.S. Lebedev's excavations in the village Gorodets, Luga district, Leningrad region, in 1970–1973. Two periods of life can be distinguished at the settlement located here:... more
The article is devoted to the interpretation of the materials of G.S. Lebedev's excavations in the village Gorodets, Luga district, Leningrad region, in 1970–1973. Two periods of life can be distinguished at the settlement located here: a fortified settlement of the X–XIII centuries and a monastery of the XVI–XVIII centuries. The same complex of sites includes an unfortified settlement to the south of the hillfort and a burial mound (possibly a remnant of a larger burial ground). The early medieval settlement emerged no later than the 10th century on the western edge of the densely populated Vryovo–Cheremenets Lakeland, which is characterized by the presence of several hillforts, non fortified settlements with handmade pottery, high burial mounds (sopkas) and a dense network of sites from the early 2nd millennium. The fortified settlement of Gorodets near Luga probably marks the gradual expansion from the original micro-region. However, it is no less probable that the densely built up fort on an isolated hill, surrounded by a ring rampart, could be connected with the emerging structures of state power, interested in control over local routes and local population.
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The article deals with a forged iron object with a sickle-shaped blade, which originated from the excavations of G.S. Lebedev at the hillfort Gorodets near Luga. The object comes from the layer of the 11th century and has no reliable... more
The article deals with a forged iron object with a sickle-shaped blade, which originated from the excavations of G.S. Lebedev at the hillfort Gorodets near Luga. The object comes from the layer of the 11th century and has no reliable analogies. According to the author, it is a specialized chopping tool that could be used for household work or serve as a weapon.
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The article discusses the metal ornaments, which in the Russian archaeological literature are usually associated with the culture of the Smolensk long mounds; they have often been interpreted as «Baltic», «Balto-Slavic» or «Slavic». Some... more
The article discusses the metal ornaments, which in the Russian archaeological literature are usually associated with the culture of the Smolensk long mounds; they have often been interpreted as «Baltic», «Balto-Slavic» or «Slavic». Some of these items found in the North-West of the Russian Plain are indeed connected by their origin with the culture of the Smolensk long mounds (so called sickle-shaped temporal rings, a round plaque with a punched ornament from Staraya Ladoga). However, most of the «Smolensk type» items belong to the set of metal ornaments that developed in the last quarter of the 1st millennium AD and is common for the forest zone of Eastern Europe (ring-shaped temporal rings with a curl outside, headband from rows of metal tube beads and clips, trapezoidal pendants with a punched ornament). There is a clear parallelism of the types of jewelry used in the South-Eastern Baltic and the Volga-Oka basin.
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The article introduces a number of new finds from the territory of the kurgan-zhalnik burial ground near the village of Kalikhnovshchina, Gdov region. The analyzed finds fall into two chronological groups, one of which dates back to the... more
The article introduces a number of new finds from the territory of the kurgan-zhalnik burial ground near the village of Kalikhnovshchina, Gdov region. The analyzed finds fall into two chronological groups, one of which dates back to the Middle Ages and is associated with the functioning of the kurgan-pit burial ground, and the other re presents several iron items dated by the first centuries AD. The possibility of the existence of a number of other archaeological sites in the neighborhood is also being considered.
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Ключевые слова: Ижорская возвышенность (Ижорское плато), Ленинградская обл., курганы, случайные находки. В статье анализируются сведения о памятниках I-начала II тыс. в восточной части Ижорского плато как возможных свидетельствах ранних... more
Ключевые слова: Ижорская возвышенность (Ижорское плато), Ленинградская обл., курганы, случайные находки. В статье анализируются сведения о памятниках I-начала II тыс. в восточной части Ижорского плато как возможных свидетельствах ранних этапов освоения данного региона. К ним можно отнести некоторые курганы и курганные группы (Белогорка, Заозерье-1, Вырица, Тайцы-2, Дятлицы-2), а также ряд случайных находок. По мнению автора, массив курганных кладбищ Ижорского плато сформировался в основном на основе местных древностей предшествующего времени-последние очень трудно выявить в зоне интенсивного хозяйственного и рекреационного освоения, которой является западная часть Ленинградской области. Тем не менее имеющиеся в нашем распоряжении разрозненные данные позволяют прогнозировать здесь наличие погребальных памятников с кремациями, скорее всего бескурганных, и культурных слоев поселений.
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Stone burials of second half of 1st – the beginning of 2nd millenium, located to the east from Lake Peipsi (Pskov-Chudskoe) in the zone of intensive cultural contacts between territories of the Russian North-West and Estonia are... more
Stone burials of second half of 1st – the beginning of 2nd millenium, located to the east from Lake Peipsi (Pskov-Chudskoe) in the zone of intensive cultural contacts between territories of the Russian North-West and Estonia are considered. Two groups of monuments are distinguished: on the western outskirts of Izhora Plateau and
in Pskov-Izborsk region. Graves of Izhora plateau, similarly to stone burials of North-Eastern Estonia, are so called fenced burials (tarands), built in Roman time and used for burials in middle – third quarter of the 1st millennium. Graves of Pskov-Izborsk region date from the Viking Age (with the exception of Vybuty burial ground) and represent a separate cultural phenomenon. Stone burial grounds of both groups are often topographically connected with later barrow-zhalnik cemeteries, in which fences similar to stone burial grounds are found.
in Pskov-Izborsk region. Graves of Izhora plateau, similarly to stone burials of North-Eastern Estonia, are so called fenced burials (tarands), built in Roman time and used for burials in middle – third quarter of the 1st millennium. Graves of Pskov-Izborsk region date from the Viking Age (with the exception of Vybuty burial ground) and represent a separate cultural phenomenon. Stone burial grounds of both groups are often topographically connected with later barrow-zhalnik cemeteries, in which fences similar to stone burial grounds are found.
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From the History of Studies of the Slavic-Finnish Relations in Ingermanland and the Vod Land The article is devoted to the history of archaeological study of contacts and relations of the Finno-speaking peoples of the North-West of... more
From the History of Studies of the Slavic-Finnish Relations in Ingermanland and the Vod Land
The article is devoted to the history of archaeological study of contacts and relations of the Finno-speaking peoples of the North-West of Russia with Russian (Slavic) population sharing the same territories during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. According to the author,
by and large the con- cepts that developed in historiography trace back the ideas of the 19th century and need to be significantly adjusted taking into account the materials and ideas accumulated to date. The views on the possibility and methods of archaeological study of ethnocultural development and interethnic relations need to be revised. It is also necessary to abandon the usual straightforward identification of the culture of medieval Rus (the culture of early statehood) with the Slavic one.
The article is devoted to the history of archaeological study of contacts and relations of the Finno-speaking peoples of the North-West of Russia with Russian (Slavic) population sharing the same territories during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. According to the author,
by and large the con- cepts that developed in historiography trace back the ideas of the 19th century and need to be significantly adjusted taking into account the materials and ideas accumulated to date. The views on the possibility and methods of archaeological study of ethnocultural development and interethnic relations need to be revised. It is also necessary to abandon the usual straightforward identification of the culture of medieval Rus (the culture of early statehood) with the Slavic one.
A Rare Type Fibula from the Nikolskoye XVII Burial Ground on the Suda River The article discusses an iron pincer fibula, originating from the excavations led by A. N. Bashenkin on the Suda river. The fibula comes from a partially... more
A Rare Type Fibula from the Nikolskoye XVII Burial Ground on the Suda River
The article discusses an iron pincer fibula, originating from the excavations led by A. N. Bashenkin on the Suda river. The
fibula comes from a partially destroyed burial ground with cremations Nikolskoye XVII, dating from the 2nd—3rd centuries up
to 9th—10th centuries. Pincer fibulae are a rather rare variety of Roman provincial hinged brooches, most common in Northern
Italy, Eastern Gaul and the Balkans. On the territory of Eastern Europe, finds of pincer fibulae are rare. According to the
author, pincer fibulae could have entered the Sheksna basin from the south, from the side of the Oka basin, most likely in
the 3rd century.
The article discusses an iron pincer fibula, originating from the excavations led by A. N. Bashenkin on the Suda river. The
fibula comes from a partially destroyed burial ground with cremations Nikolskoye XVII, dating from the 2nd—3rd centuries up
to 9th—10th centuries. Pincer fibulae are a rather rare variety of Roman provincial hinged brooches, most common in Northern
Italy, Eastern Gaul and the Balkans. On the territory of Eastern Europe, finds of pincer fibulae are rare. According to the
author, pincer fibulae could have entered the Sheksna basin from the south, from the side of the Oka basin, most likely in
the 3rd century.
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Cremation burials of the 1st millennium AD were probably one of the most spread but the least studied funeral traditions in the northwest of Eastern Europe. In 2013, a single cremation Rosson 11 was found in a rather untypical landscape... more
Cremation burials of the 1st millennium AD were probably one of the most spread but the least studied funeral traditions in the northwest of
Eastern Europe. In 2013, a single cremation Rosson 11 was found in a rather untypical landscape in the Narva–Luga Klint Bay area, by the Russian–Estonian border. The burial was located at the foot of Kudruküla palaeospit, 1 km away from the shoreline of the Baltic Sea, in a plain and marshy area. Burnt bones might have belonged to one individual, presumably 15–45 years old, most likely female, as judged from anthropological evidence and assemblage of the preserved burial goods. Cremation was done elsewhere, and the remains were afterwards placed in an urn and a shallow pit. Besides the burnt bones, the contents included fragments of bronze ornamented plates, of a narrow cast bracelet with a longitudinal rib, a fragment of an iron artefact, and fragments of handbuilt pottery. The chronology of typologically pronounced finds allows to date the burial within 5th–6th c. AD. A burnt bone fragment was dated by AMS, within the interval from 420 to 560 cal AD. The Rosson 11 burial differs from burials with stone constructions known in the Izhora Plateau, as well as from Pskov Long Barrows and eastern Lithuanian barrows, although there are many parallels to the bracelet and other finds from the site. This burial can be considered as an evidence that the population of Ingeria did use the coastal landscape in the second half of the 1st millennium AD.
Eastern Europe. In 2013, a single cremation Rosson 11 was found in a rather untypical landscape in the Narva–Luga Klint Bay area, by the Russian–Estonian border. The burial was located at the foot of Kudruküla palaeospit, 1 km away from the shoreline of the Baltic Sea, in a plain and marshy area. Burnt bones might have belonged to one individual, presumably 15–45 years old, most likely female, as judged from anthropological evidence and assemblage of the preserved burial goods. Cremation was done elsewhere, and the remains were afterwards placed in an urn and a shallow pit. Besides the burnt bones, the contents included fragments of bronze ornamented plates, of a narrow cast bracelet with a longitudinal rib, a fragment of an iron artefact, and fragments of handbuilt pottery. The chronology of typologically pronounced finds allows to date the burial within 5th–6th c. AD. A burnt bone fragment was dated by AMS, within the interval from 420 to 560 cal AD. The Rosson 11 burial differs from burials with stone constructions known in the Izhora Plateau, as well as from Pskov Long Barrows and eastern Lithuanian barrows, although there are many parallels to the bracelet and other finds from the site. This burial can be considered as an evidence that the population of Ingeria did use the coastal landscape in the second half of the 1st millennium AD.
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In 2019, research was carried out in the building of the 1st Cadet corps in St. Petersburg. During the work, a series of items belonging to cadets and employees were discovered. All of them date from the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna... more
In 2019, research was carried out in the building of the 1st Cadet corps in St. Petersburg. During the work, a series of items belonging to cadets and employees were discovered. All of them date from the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna (1730s). This work shows the main finds related to footwear
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The so-called “Turovo sword” has been already repeatedly mentioned in archaeological publications. This is a fragment of a single-edged iron blade with a cast bronze handle, which was given to N. I. Platonova by local historians from Luga... more
The so-called “Turovo sword” has been already repeatedly mentioned in archaeological publications. This is a fragment of a single-edged iron blade with a cast bronze handle, which was given to N. I. Platonova by local historians from Luga town in 1986. Recently V. I. Koshman and N. S. Bandrovsky published a fragment of a single-bladed knife with a bronze handle, extremely close to the Turovo sword. This is also an accidental find from the right Bank of Berezina river, from the vicinity of the village of Perevoz, Minsk region of Belarus. The problem of cultural identity and dating of the Turovo sword remains, but it is very likely that it is identical to the find from Perevoz and, therefore, belongs to the period of the history of the North-West that practically has not been studied by archaeologists.
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The article discusses the research results of a group of several barrows with inhumations of the 11th — beg. 12th centuries (Kotorsk IX), which is part of the archaeological complex near Kotorsk village in the north of the Pskov region.... more
The article discusses the research results of a group of several barrows with inhumations of the 11th — beg. 12th centuries (Kotorsk IX), which is part of the archaeological complex near Kotorsk village in the north of the Pskov region. The barrows were built on the edge of the burial ground with scattered cremations of the 10th—11th centuries, probably the barrows were successively associated with it. Small objects found in burials are typical of medieval Russian inhumations of the 11th — beg. 12th centuries, some ceramic forms have their own features. A number of features in the internal structure of the studied barrows correlate with the funerary rituals of the Long Barrows Culture and, probably, provide new information about the specific participation of this culture’s bearers in the formation of medieval Russian culture in the Northwest.
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Missions du Musée de l’Homme en Estonie. Boris Vildé & Léonide Zouroff au Setomaa (1937–1938) / sous la dir. T. Benfoughal, O. Fishman & H. Valk. – Paris: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 2017. (Archives; 24) – P. 461–479.
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The article discusses the history of the search for archaeological correspondences to the term “kolbyag” from the Code of Laws “Russkaya Pravda”. Although numerous works are devoted to the interpretation of this term, its exact content is... more
The article discusses the history of the search for archaeological correspondences to the term “kolbyag” from the Code of Laws “Russkaya Pravda”. Although numerous works are devoted to the interpretation of this term, its exact content is still not established. The
archaeological literature presents several points of view on which group of antiquities should be identified Kolbyag’s, depending on the authors’ general views on the content of early Russian history. It was been proposed to identify Kolbyag’s with the people of the Ladoga barrows culture (D.A. Machinsky, V.S. Kuleshov), foreign-language residents of the outskirts of North-Western Russia carrying the border service (Yu.M. Lesman), translators for the Scandinavian contingents (V.A. Nazarenko). None of the proposed hypotheses can be considered convincingly proven at the present stage of research. According to the author of the article, the search for an exact archaeological correspondence with a medieval legal term with unknown meaning is hopeless.
archaeological literature presents several points of view on which group of antiquities should be identified Kolbyag’s, depending on the authors’ general views on the content of early Russian history. It was been proposed to identify Kolbyag’s with the people of the Ladoga barrows culture (D.A. Machinsky, V.S. Kuleshov), foreign-language residents of the outskirts of North-Western Russia carrying the border service (Yu.M. Lesman), translators for the Scandinavian contingents (V.A. Nazarenko). None of the proposed hypotheses can be considered convincingly proven at the present stage of research. According to the author of the article, the search for an exact archaeological correspondence with a medieval legal term with unknown meaning is hopeless.
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Toy soldiers from Koltovskoye: Discovery of the XVIII century ceramic figures The article is devoted to a review of ceramic figurines fragments depicting the soldiers of the 18th century, discovered during archaeological excavations in... more
Toy soldiers from Koltovskoye: Discovery of the XVIII century ceramic figures
The article is devoted to a review of ceramic figurines fragments depicting the soldiers of the 18th century, discovered during archaeological excavations in St. Petersburg and, most likely, representing samples of Gzhel majolica figures of the second half of the 18th century
The article is devoted to a review of ceramic figurines fragments depicting the soldiers of the 18th century, discovered during archaeological excavations in St. Petersburg and, most likely, representing samples of Gzhel majolica figures of the second half of the 18th century
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The Pskov Long Barrows Culture as a Cult Union? Setting of a problem The article suggests the reconstruction of the social structure of the Pskov Long Barrows Culture as one or several cult unions. From the point of view of archaeology,... more
The Pskov Long Barrows Culture as a Cult Union? Setting of a problem
The article suggests the reconstruction of the social structure of the Pskov Long Barrows Culture as one or several cult unions. From the point of view of archaeology, cult unions were considered in detail by R. Hachmann, who noted their connection with the unified funerary rite and the prevalence of similar things within a union. Many facts indicate that burial rituals played a culturally important role for the Long Barrows Culture. The proposed pattern is in good agreement with the unity
of the funerary rituals on a large territory, possible presence of a cult costume, existence of stable links within the cultural area. Existence of a cult union implies presence of an organizing force, which could be represented by priests, which is in good agreement with absence of “elite” or military assemblages in the Long Barrows Culture. The same pattern could exist in other “egalitarian” communities of the Eastern European forest zone.
The article suggests the reconstruction of the social structure of the Pskov Long Barrows Culture as one or several cult unions. From the point of view of archaeology, cult unions were considered in detail by R. Hachmann, who noted their connection with the unified funerary rite and the prevalence of similar things within a union. Many facts indicate that burial rituals played a culturally important role for the Long Barrows Culture. The proposed pattern is in good agreement with the unity
of the funerary rituals on a large territory, possible presence of a cult costume, existence of stable links within the cultural area. Existence of a cult union implies presence of an organizing force, which could be represented by priests, which is in good agreement with absence of “elite” or military assemblages in the Long Barrows Culture. The same pattern could exist in other “egalitarian” communities of the Eastern European forest zone.
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A few archaeological sites of the X century — the first half of the XI century around the Gulf of Finland can be considered as a single group. They are represented in the main by graves, as well as treasures and separate finds. The base... more
A few archaeological sites of the X century — the first half of the XI century around the Gulf of Finland can be considered as a single group. They are represented in the main by graves, as well as treasures and separate finds. The base of the archaeological complex is made
of socketed lancet-shaped spearheads, axes with a straight upper edge and a down pair of axelugs, equipment for a horse and a rider (a bit, a whip), massive and spiral bracelets, penannular fibulae (most often with flat or faceted heads), neck rings, blade weapon. These items are of
Nordic origin, their distribution allows to speak of a kind of “Scandinavian veil”, as well as, in some cases, influences from South-West Finland. A set of weapons could been compared with
the so-called “folk weaponry”, known from written Scandinavian sources. Archaeological sites of the X — beg. XI century on the territories around the Gulf of Finland should be regardedas traces of new penetration into sparsely populated areas, their inclusion in the circle of common Baltic ties. The functionality and comparative simplicity of types of weapons could become another reason for the rapid spread of the Scandinavian complex.
of socketed lancet-shaped spearheads, axes with a straight upper edge and a down pair of axelugs, equipment for a horse and a rider (a bit, a whip), massive and spiral bracelets, penannular fibulae (most often with flat or faceted heads), neck rings, blade weapon. These items are of
Nordic origin, their distribution allows to speak of a kind of “Scandinavian veil”, as well as, in some cases, influences from South-West Finland. A set of weapons could been compared with
the so-called “folk weaponry”, known from written Scandinavian sources. Archaeological sites of the X — beg. XI century on the territories around the Gulf of Finland should be regardedas traces of new penetration into sparsely populated areas, their inclusion in the circle of common Baltic ties. The functionality and comparative simplicity of types of weapons could become another reason for the rapid spread of the Scandinavian complex.
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The article introduces into scientific circulation the results of the exploratory excavations 2014 at the Vtyrka hillfort (Pillovo‑2) in the western part of the Leningrad region. The hillfort is located on the spur of the Izhora Plateau,... more
The article introduces into scientific circulation the results of the exploratory excavations 2014 at the Vtyrka hillfort (Pillovo‑2) in the western part of the Leningrad region. The hillfort is located on the spur of the Izhora Plateau, which is surrounded on both sides by narrow rivers — second order tributaries of the Luga River. The site has the form an irregular pentagon, the fort was been protected by a rampart and a moat on the north side. The area of the site is small, only about 1400 square meters. Exploration excavation in 2014 was a trench, laid parallel to the rampart. Excavations revealed two main periods in the history of settlement. The first of these probably should be dated to the first centuries of our era; with it is connected the layer of light sandy soil on the basic earth, in which a few stone structures have been cleared, textile-impressed and scratched ceramics, bronze beads, an iron object, as well as fragments of polished slate tools were collected here. It is not unlikely that there was a burial ground to the north of the settlement, later destroyed during the construction of a defensive rampart. The second period of life at the site belongs to the Viking Age and is represented by a stratified cultural layer, in which, in particular, four layers of coal and soot were traced.The found objects are diverse, the latest of them are dated to the 10th — beginning 11th century. Ceramics from the upper layers (fig. 9, 10) has the closest analogies in Estonia and on some more eastern sites, for example, on the stone graveyard Severik near Pskov. The isolated fragments of medieval wheel-made ceramics of the 12th century
were connected probably with a nearby medieval settlement.
were connected probably with a nearby medieval settlement.
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ABOUT TOPOCHRONE, VARANGIKA AND METAPHYSICS PETERSBURG. IDEAS BY G.S. LEBEDEV FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NORTH-WEST Works by G.S. Lebedev literally have formed the whole epoch in the Leningrad-Petersburg archeology. The presentation... more
ABOUT TOPOCHRONE, VARANGIKA AND METAPHYSICS PETERSBURG. IDEAS BY G.S. LEBEDEV FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NORTH-WEST
Works by G.S. Lebedev literally have formed the whole epoch in the Leningrad-Petersburg archeology. The presentation focuses on unrealized project by G.S. Lebedev, the museum "Russian archaeology and the contribution by A.A. Bobrinsky to the development of the Russian archeological science". Manuscript of the museum concepts presents the researcher system of views on the key issues of archeology.
Keywords: archeology, historiography, St. Petersburg, scientific paradigm, topochrone (space-time), regionalistics.
Works by G.S. Lebedev literally have formed the whole epoch in the Leningrad-Petersburg archeology. The presentation focuses on unrealized project by G.S. Lebedev, the museum "Russian archaeology and the contribution by A.A. Bobrinsky to the development of the Russian archeological science". Manuscript of the museum concepts presents the researcher system of views on the key issues of archeology.
Keywords: archeology, historiography, St. Petersburg, scientific paradigm, topochrone (space-time), regionalistics.
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В статье публикуются результаты разведочных археологических исследований на территории усадьбы Богословка, стоявшей при впадении р. Черной в Неву (ныне территория Невского лесопарка на юго-восточной границе Санкт-Петербурга)
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On the Dissemination of the Pewter Ornaments in the Forest Zone of Eastern Europe in the Middle — the Second Half of the 1 Thousand AD Ornaments of tin and its alloys are present in antiquities of the forest belt of Eastern Europe from... more
On the Dissemination of the Pewter Ornaments in the Forest Zone of Eastern Europe in the Middle — the Second Half of the 1 Thousand AD
Ornaments of tin and its alloys are present in antiquities of the forest belt of Eastern Europe from the first centuries AD; they often represent cheap imitations of the more expensive metal objects and reproduce them in form. In the middle and the second half of the 1st millennium AD miniature cast pewter geometric appliqués, often with ribbed edge, were widely distributed in forest and forest-steppe zone. According to the author, the spread of this group of pewter geometric appliqués was caused by imitation (perhaps indirect) of rich “princely” clothing of the Hunnic period, embroidered with small plaques of thin gold plates. Echoes of ideas about the status clothes penetrate from the far south into the forest zone and trigger here the production of similar low-cost appliqués, based on the traditional technology. A possible intermediary between the “princely” gold and cheap tin could be silver ornaments of the same types, but they have yet to be identified.
Ornaments of tin and its alloys are present in antiquities of the forest belt of Eastern Europe from the first centuries AD; they often represent cheap imitations of the more expensive metal objects and reproduce them in form. In the middle and the second half of the 1st millennium AD miniature cast pewter geometric appliqués, often with ribbed edge, were widely distributed in forest and forest-steppe zone. According to the author, the spread of this group of pewter geometric appliqués was caused by imitation (perhaps indirect) of rich “princely” clothing of the Hunnic period, embroidered with small plaques of thin gold plates. Echoes of ideas about the status clothes penetrate from the far south into the forest zone and trigger here the production of similar low-cost appliqués, based on the traditional technology. A possible intermediary between the “princely” gold and cheap tin could be silver ornaments of the same types, but they have yet to be identified.
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Antiquities of the second half of the 1st millennium AD around the Gulf of Finland. Prehistory to the route from the Vikings to the Greeks The article discusses the archaeological sites from V–XI centuries in areas around the Gulf of... more
Antiquities of the second half of the 1st millennium AD around the Gulf of Finland. Prehistory to the route from the Vikings to the Greeks
The article discusses the archaeological sites from V–XI centuries in areas around the Gulf of Finland. One can distinguish two periods of development of these areas. The first one dates back to the end of the V –VIII centuries (the Late Migration period and the Merovingian / Vendel period), during this period there was a intensive interaction between the two cultural worlds: the coastal areas of the Gulf of Finland (together with Lake Ladoga and Lake Peipsi) and the "forest" world, which was focused on the more southerly areas. The proto-towns Ladoga and Pskov emerged at the points of the most intense cultural interaction between these two provinces. The main content of the second period (IX–XI centuries – the Viking Age or the early medieval Russian time) was the final formation of transcontinental waterways system with access to the Baltic Sea area. Novgorod becomes the largest urban center in the North-West of Eastern Europe, former important centers Ladoga and Pskov acquire the status of "suburbs" of Novgorod.
The article discusses the archaeological sites from V–XI centuries in areas around the Gulf of Finland. One can distinguish two periods of development of these areas. The first one dates back to the end of the V –VIII centuries (the Late Migration period and the Merovingian / Vendel period), during this period there was a intensive interaction between the two cultural worlds: the coastal areas of the Gulf of Finland (together with Lake Ladoga and Lake Peipsi) and the "forest" world, which was focused on the more southerly areas. The proto-towns Ladoga and Pskov emerged at the points of the most intense cultural interaction between these two provinces. The main content of the second period (IX–XI centuries – the Viking Age or the early medieval Russian time) was the final formation of transcontinental waterways system with access to the Baltic Sea area. Novgorod becomes the largest urban center in the North-West of Eastern Europe, former important centers Ladoga and Pskov acquire the status of "suburbs" of Novgorod.
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The report examines the main groups of white-burning clay ceramics from excavations in St. Petersburg. A thin-walled ceramic with polished ornament was common in XVIII century and the beginning of XIX century. The more massive white... more
The report examines the main groups of white-burning clay ceramics from excavations in St. Petersburg. A thin-walled ceramic with polished ornament was common in XVIII century and the beginning of XIX century. The more massive white ceramics of XVIII – first half XX centuries represented by the coarse kitchen pottery (probably the provincial production) and by the glazed pottery produced in the city. All three groups of ceramics are similar to the modern ceramics used in other urban centers of Russia.
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In the archaeological literature for the early Middle Ages compiled a list of criteria of so-called elitist (privileged, princely) complexes. The article examines the possibility of applying these criteria to the Old-Russian rural sites... more
In the archaeological literature for the early Middle Ages compiled a list of criteria of so-called elitist (privileged, princely) complexes. The article examines the possibility of applying these criteria to the Old-Russian rural sites of XI–XII centuries. As an example, take a well-known archaeological complex Kotorsky Pogost. According to the authors, truly elite complexes are sporadic in the medieval Novgorod Land. A necessary step for further research is distribution of materials of ancient cemeteries for quality-groups and defining diagnostic signs for each group. The sample of this research could be the work by R.Christlein on Merovingian antiquities.
Статья посвящена выделению критериев социального статуса по материалам древнерусских христианских кладбищ. На материалах погребений второй половины XI - XII вв., исследованных в комплексе археологических памятников Которского погоста - локального центра запада Новгородской земли - выдвинуто предположение о бОльшей важности и значимости деталей погребального обряда, чем костюма и убора, для историко-социологических реконструкций
Статья посвящена выделению критериев социального статуса по материалам древнерусских христианских кладбищ. На материалах погребений второй половины XI - XII вв., исследованных в комплексе археологических памятников Которского погоста - локального центра запада Новгородской земли - выдвинуто предположение о бОльшей важности и значимости деталей погребального обряда, чем костюма и убора, для историко-социологических реконструкций
Research Interests: Archaeological Method & Theory, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Archaeology and history of Early medieval Nomads, Old Rus an Slavic archaeology, Novgorod, Pskov, Russian regions, and 4 moreOld Russian archaeology, Old Russian Art, archeology of the north-western Russia, and Archaeology of Ancient Russia, the Viking Age, Medieval Archaeology of Novgorod
Summary E.Mikhaylova (Saint-Petersburg State University) Two medieval Russian assemblages with pewter ornaments The article discusses two sets of female ornaments of the second half of XI century – beginning of the XII century from the... more
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E.Mikhaylova (Saint-Petersburg State University)
Two medieval Russian assemblages with pewter ornaments
The article discusses two sets of female ornaments of the second half of XI century – beginning of the XII century from the medieval Russian burial Berezitsy III. Burial mounds is located in the Strugi-Krasnye district of the Pskov region in Plyussa basin. Pewter ornaments found here are replicas of expensive silver jewellery. According to the author, the production of these items can be explained by various reasons: the lunula from mound 23 is a cheap replica of the prestigious jewellery, but the medallions from mound 5 are imitation of dirhams, whose arrival in Eastern Europe has stopped at that time.
E.Mikhaylova (Saint-Petersburg State University)
Two medieval Russian assemblages with pewter ornaments
The article discusses two sets of female ornaments of the second half of XI century – beginning of the XII century from the medieval Russian burial Berezitsy III. Burial mounds is located in the Strugi-Krasnye district of the Pskov region in Plyussa basin. Pewter ornaments found here are replicas of expensive silver jewellery. According to the author, the production of these items can be explained by various reasons: the lunula from mound 23 is a cheap replica of the prestigious jewellery, but the medallions from mound 5 are imitation of dirhams, whose arrival in Eastern Europe has stopped at that time.
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Currently, researchers often study the objects of the late Middle Ages, of the Modern Times and even of the recent history, which have not previously been considered as archaeological sites. There are the cultural layers of historical... more
Currently, researchers often study the objects of the late Middle Ages, of the Modern Times and even of the recent history, which have not previously been considered as archaeological sites. There are the cultural layers of historical settlements, the old cemeteries and the stone crosses among them. All these objects are directly included in the everyday life of local communities, and not always they can be excluded from economic circulation. A possible solution is the preservation of such objects of the cultural heritage as the “noteworthy places”.
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This note describes a stray find of an anthropomorphic bronze statuette from Saint Petersburg. Similar characters are found on petroglyphs in Southern Scandinavia which are dating from the Bronze Age.
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This article is devoted to 1991 excavations of
several sites of Pskov long barrow culture near village Berezitsy in Strugi Krasnye district of Pskov region
several sites of Pskov long barrow culture near village Berezitsy in Strugi Krasnye district of Pskov region
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In recent years, the area to the southeast of the Gulf of Finland (on the Izhora plateau and in the lower reaches of the River Luga) has opened up a number of archaeological sites dating from the first to the tenth century AD. There are... more
In recent years, the area to the southeast of the Gulf of Finland (on the Izhora plateau and in the lower reaches of the River
Luga) has opened up a number of archaeological sites dating from the first to the tenth century AD. There are stone graves
from the Pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age, settlements with scratched ceramics, cremation burials from the Migration Period,
hill-forts and cemeteries from the Viking Age. These sites can be built into a cultural and chronological sequence. Finds from
these sites are very similar to objects from Estonia and southwest Finland. At the beginning of the second millennium, Medieval
Russian culture, which levelled local cultural characteristics, spread on the Izhora plateau.
Luga) has opened up a number of archaeological sites dating from the first to the tenth century AD. There are stone graves
from the Pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age, settlements with scratched ceramics, cremation burials from the Migration Period,
hill-forts and cemeteries from the Viking Age. These sites can be built into a cultural and chronological sequence. Finds from
these sites are very similar to objects from Estonia and southwest Finland. At the beginning of the second millennium, Medieval
Russian culture, which levelled local cultural characteristics, spread on the Izhora plateau.
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Early medieval sites with funeral cremations in the Northwest of Eastern Europe: the main cultural traditions and their interaction Despite the already long history of archaeological research, the early Middle Ages in the Northwest of... more
Early medieval sites with funeral cremations in the Northwest of Eastern Europe: the main cultural traditions and their interaction Despite the already long history of archaeological research, the early Middle Ages in the Northwest of Eastern Europe remains understudied. This also applies to the burial sites. The current views on the early medieval burial rites are based mainly on the materials of excavations of barrow burials, in a less degree – on the materials of cremations in ground pits. A detailed study of other types of funerary sites began more recently. This report focuses on the current state of the study of funerary sites from 5 th to 10 th centuries in the Northwest of the Russian Plain.
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In the archaeological literature for the early Middle Ages compiled a list of criteria of so-called elitist (privileged, princely) complexes. The article examines the possibility of applying these criteria to the Old-Russian rural sites... more
In the archaeological literature for the early Middle Ages compiled a list of criteria of so-called elitist (privileged, princely) complexes. The article examines the possibility of applying these criteria to the Old-Russian rural sites of XI–XII centuries. As an example, take a well-known archaeological complex Kotorsky Pogost. According to the authors, truly elite complexes are sporadic in the medieval Novgorod Land. A necessary step for further research is distribution of materials of ancient cemeteries for quality-groups and defining diagnostic signs for each group. The sample of this research could be the work by R.Christlein on Merovingian antiquities.
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This paper considers an assemblage of stray finds from the bank of Lake Orlino (Gatchina District of Leningrad Oblast) which, in the opinion of the authors, possibly originates from a disturbed burial ground. The objects concerned are... more
This paper considers an assemblage of stray finds from the bank of Lake Orlino (Gatchina District of Leningrad Oblast) which, in the opinion of the authors, possibly originates from a disturbed burial ground. The objects concerned are five ornaments from non-ferrous metal typical of Old-Russian sites of the 11th century and two lunate pendants dated to an earlier period. Some of these finds bear traces of fire. The location of a presumable cemetery near the centre of a mediaeval pogost is typical of the region of the Izhora Plateau near which Lake Orlino is situated.