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About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
The article discusses the results of archaeological studies of early defensive structures at the Bolgar settlement. The history of the discovery and study of these fortification sites is given, as well as various views on issues related to the ...
Airat M. Gubaidullin +1 more
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Fortification of the Bolgar Citadel [PDF]
The article deals with the problematic issues of tracing and dating the fortifications of the city of Bolgar in pre-Mongol times (from the end of the 9th to the beginning of the 13th centuries). On the basis of topographic referencing of the excavations, in which the filled ditches were discovered, all the data available on the placement of the defense
Koval Vladimir Yu., Badeev Denis Yu.
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The Issue of the Formation of Urban Culture in Volga Bolgaria
The paper addresses the origins of the urbanism of the Volga Bolgars. The issue is closely related to the settlement process of nomadic and semi-nomadic Bolgars.
Meltem Akıncı
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Personal Archive Fund of S.S. Aydarov (1928–2014)
The paper describes the personal archive fund of a famous architect, author of a number of studies on the architecture of Volga Bolgaria and Khan's Kazan, author of restoration projects for architectural monuments: Bilyar, Bolgar fortified settlements ...
Galina I. Drozdova
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Archaeomagnetic investigations in Bolgar (Tatarstan) [PDF]
AbstractThe objective of this study is to provide a well-dated point for a future palaeosecular variation (PSV) reference curve for western Russia. For this purpose archaeomagnetic and magnetic property analyses were carried out on a pottery kiln unearthed at the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient Bolgar, having a rather precise age dating.
Kosareva L.R. +7 more
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Floodplain Settlements of the Western Trans-Kama in the 11th – Early 15th Centuries and the Nomads
The paper addresses the issues related to the formation of the settlement structure in the floodplain of the lower reaches of the Kama river in the 11th – early 15th centuries and the role played by nomads in this process.
Konstantin A. Rudenko
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Identity in Diversity: Programmatic Pictures of the Enlightenment
Abstract Inquiries into the realm of Enlightenment identities usually depart from the texts of this period. Yet pictures created by contemporary artists are equally crucial and largely overlooked sources that have the potential to condense such identities.
Daniel Fulda
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Palaeodemography of Bolgar Fortified Settlement [PDF]
The article features the results of studying the palaeodemographic structures of Bolgar fortified settlement dating back to the Golden Horde period. The authors analyzed 4 necropoleis located in the following areas: 1) at the site of a former aerodrome (excavations 146, 154 and 155); 2) at the site of the contemporary Memorable sign (excavation 156); 3)
Makarova Ekaterina M. +1 more
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Study of Bolshaya Tayaba Medieval Burial Ground in 2018
The article is aimed at the publication of new materials from the Bolshaya Tayaba burial ground of the Bolgar archaeological culture of excavations in 2018, as well as the analysis of materials from the burial ground obtained at excavations in 1948 (A.P.
Berezina Natalia S. +5 more
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Ramparts and Ditches of the Tigashevo Fortified Settlement
The authors analyze the materials of the excavations in 1950 on the fortified settlement of the Volga Bolgars, located on the territory of modern Chuvashia and dated to the X–XII centuries. It was the remains of a sanctuary (later a feudal castle). It is
Vladimir Yu. Koval
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