The Region of the Upper Msta River in the Early Middle Ages (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450)

The monograph is devoted to the archaeological sites of the 5th-8th centuries AD of a Volga-Baltic watershed. In addition to the culture of the Pskov long barrows, a new group of early Slavic archaeological sites was revealed. Contents Illustrations Introduction 1 Geography 2 The History of Archaeological Research in the Region Chapter 1 Early Iron-Age Assemblages Chapter 2 Early Medieval Assemblages 1 General Characteristics 2 The Culture of the Pskov Long Barrows 2.1 Burials 2.2 Burial Rite 3 Settlement Sites in the Culture of the Pskov Long Barrows 3.1 The Gorodok 1 Settlement 3.1.1 Buildings 3.2 The Glybi 2 Settlement 3.3 Ovsishche 1 Settlement 4 Ceramic Finds 4.1 Pottery of the Gorodok 1 Settlement 4.2 The Pottery of the Ovsishche 1 Settlement 4.3 Pottery from Burial Assemblages 5 Small Finds from Assemblages of the Culture of the Pskov Long Barrows 6 The Chronology of the Culture of the Pskov Long Barrows Chapter 3 Assemblages Predating the Culture of the Sopki 1 The Udomlya Group 1.1 The Yur’evskaia Gorka Settlement 1.1.1 Bulidings 1.1.2 Pottery 1.1.3 Small Finds 1.2 Flat Graves in Yur’evskaia Gorka 1.3 The Settlement Troitsa 1 2 The Msta Group 2.1 The Settlement and Ground Grave on the Bologoe Lake 2.2 The Leont’evo 1 Settlement 2.3 The Pashino Settlement 2.4 The Boriskovo 1 Settlement Conclusion Illustrations Bibliography Geographical Index Subject Index "This is a book about the archaeological sites of the 5th to 8th century of the Volga-Baltic watershed in the forest zone of Eastern Europe. The region has long been known for burial assemblages of the so-called culture of the Pskov long barrows, but the book brings to light a different group of sites. The population living on those sites co-existed with those who buried their dead under the Pskov long barrows, but within a different landscape. This polarity suggests that the local population was behind the culture of Pskov long barrows, while the new category of site point to immigrants from the southwest. The book suggests that the "new" archaeological sites were inhabited by a Slavic-speaking population from the periphery of the Kiev and Kolochin cultures"-- Provided by publisher