Поволжская археология

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Excavations on the Southern Outskirts of Bolgar Fortified Settlement in 2016 (Excavation CCXVII)

Lopan O.V., Volkov I.V. (Moscow, Russian Federation), Sitdikov A.G. (Kazan, Russian Federation)

UDC 902/904

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2018.2.24.237.252

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The paper contains the results of archaeological studies conducted in 2016 on the Southern outskirts of Bolgar fortified settlement. The excavation was made on a hill at the estimated location of site No. 71 marked on a plan by N.F. Kalinin (compiled in the 1930–40s). The investigated site corresponds to the far periphery of the fortified settlement: the cultural at the site contains a scarce number of findings and has been completely disrupted as a result of ploughing. The excavation features pillar and household pits associated with a ground structure. The structure was erected from wood and clay (earth bricks). The major portion of the building was presumably located outside of the excavation to the West. Perhaps, site No. 71 was plotted on the plan by N.F. Kalinin due to the high concentration of burnt earth bricks in the ploughland. The authors admit the possibility of other territorial locations of site No. 71. According to the discovered coins, the authors are convinced that the site was reclaimed within a very short period of time in the 1330–40s.

Keywords

archaeologyVolga Bolgariathe Golden HordeBolgar fortified settlementexcavationslandscape

About the author(s)

Lopan Oxana V. Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after Dmitry Likhachev. Kosmonavtov Str., 2, Moscow, 129301, Russian Federation;lopan@heritage-institute. ru

Volkov Igor V. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after Dmitry Likhachev. Kosmonavtov Str., 2, Moscow, 129301, Russian Federation; plany_2010@mail.ru

Sitdikov Airat G. TAS Corresponding Member. Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov Str., 30, Kazan, 420012, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; Head of department, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University. Kremlyovskaya St., 18, Kazan, 420000, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation; sitdikov_a@mail.ru