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Archaeological Studies in Medieval Kasimov

Akhmetgalin F.A., Khamsin R.N., Belyaev A.V., Mirsiyapov I.Yu., Sitdikov A.G. (Kazan, Russian Federation)

UDC 904 “04/14”

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2016.4.18.182.201

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The authors address the history of archaeological studies in the town of Kasimov since the early 19^th to the early 21^th centuries. They distinguished stages in these studies: the nineteenth century, 1920-30s and the modern time, starting from 2000. They address key findings of archaeological research conducted in 2008–2014. Studies in the central part of Kasimov and in the area near the Khan’s Mosque did not reveal any strata or structures dated by the middle 15^th – early 16^th centuries that could suggest that the town was founded by Khan Qasim. The authors suggested Gorodets Meshchersky in the area of Stary Posad (Ulanova Mount) as the initial localization of Kasimov: this area yielded some material of the second half of the fifteenth century. They also supposed that there was a continuity between these hillforts: Zemlyanoy Strug (early I Millennium – 13^th century) – Gorodets Meshchersky (15^th century) – Kasimov (middle 16^th – 21^th century). It was established that the town could be moved to its current location as early as the middle – second half of the 16^th century, under the Khan Shah-Ali’s rule.

Keywords

archaeologyKasimov Khanatetown of KasimovGorodets Meshcherskylate Middle Ages15th – 17th centuriesresearch history.

About the author(s)

Akhmetgalin Farid A., Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Halikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; ach_farid@mail.ru

Khamsin Radion N., Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Halikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; khrn80@yandex.ru

Belyaev Alexandr V., Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Halikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; bav986@yandex.ru

Mirsiyapov Ilnur Yu., Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Halikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; i_mirsiypov@mail.ru

Sitdikov Airat G. Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; sitdikov_a@mail.ru