Находки оружия и доспехов IX–XV вв. в Восточной Европе
Что это: Археологические находки оружия и доспехов IX–XV веков и связанные памятники Восточной Европы.
Зачем: Историкам и реконструкторам.
Источник: Google My Maps: «Mapping arms and armour findings in eastern europe, IX-XVth century» 167 мест · Открыть на карте Bimbly
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Chingul Kurgan Elite Burial · Unsorted archeological finds One of several Kurgans in the area, attributed to nomads/Kipchaks, dated mid 13th century Source for the shield (pic. 8) Burial No. 3 is probably the richest burial in the whole region. It includes, as presented in picture 9 : 1 : a gold chain 2 : chest chain 3,4,5 : silk belts 6…Открыть в Google Maps
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Kurghan "Chorna Mohyla" · Unsorted archeological finds Largest burial mound in Chernihiv, late 10th century page 45 : Article on the sword in picture 2 and 3 : page 126Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from Serensk burned village · Unsorted archeological finds XIIIth century. Found in a burned village following the mongol invasion. Anthropomorphic "visor" mask, flail and mace, arrowheadsОткрыть в Google Maps
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Kovali face mask · Unsorted archeological finds probably XIVth century. Whole kit found on a body in a grave. Discovered in 1897 and lost during WWII. Attributed to the Poros (for Porossia, old name of the area) group of face masks. Predates the more schematics late medieval eastern face masks (Kuibysheve) The grave also conta…Открыть в Google Maps
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Babruysk helmet · Unsorted archeological finds X-XIth century. Gilded helmet found alongside a maille shirt, which has been lost since.Открыть в Google Maps
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Nikolskoe helmet · Unsorted archeological finds Found in the 19th century, not a lot of infos.Открыть в Google Maps
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Gnezdovo burial mounds · Unsorted archeological finds Extremely large burial area with more than 4000 graves. IXth-XIth century. Metallographic analysis of 3 swords page 65 here : Chainmail analysis :Открыть в Google Maps
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Church of the Tithes/Desyatinnaya excavation · Unsorted archeological finds Findings after excavation of the original churche's foundations. Estimated Xth-XIIIth century. Supposedly lamellar armour fragments were found too 1. helmet from the first half of the XIIIth century 2. axe head excavated in armor plates 22-28x11mm, excavated in armor plates 63-74…Открыть в Google Maps
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Fortified settlement of Sarskoye Gorodishche excavations · Unsorted archeological finds IXth- XIIIth century The sword is marked with "LUN VECIT" (made by Lun) and an hourglass symbol on the other side. It is possibly from the IXth century. Helmet is of the half mask with incomplete eye circles type, has a fluted dome, in two halves soldered with bronze. The face ma…Открыть в Google Maps
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Gomel/Gomij lamellae · Unsorted archeological finds Plates from lamellar armour, found in a burned down workshop during the mongol invasion of 1239. A wooden bowl sports a carving suggesting this was the workshop of master Fedor. First half of the XIIIth century These lamellae look like they are primarily designed to reduce the ex…Открыть в Google Maps
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Manvelovka burial mound with a burial mask · Unsorted archeological finds Described as "an ancient hungarian burial" due to the presence of a silver burial face mask second half of the 9th century page 79Открыть в Google Maps
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Dem'yanky burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds High quality sabre. Scabbard with an iron loop 10cm from the upper part. 8th-9th century (?)Открыть в Google Maps
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Bayanovsky burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds The settlement belongs to the Lomovatovo culture (Ломова́товская культу́ра), affiliated to Hungarians of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin huge collection of sabres, described and classified. Lesser quality compared to Dem'yanky. Notably, a silver burial face mask is…Открыть в Google Maps
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Staraya Belitsa findings · Unsorted archeological finds Sword's scabbard chape end of Xth - first half of XIth century page 162Открыть в Google Maps
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Otsanlahti findings · Unsorted archeological finds a rare sword with thin silver wire ornementation, using the notching technique, which proves the weapon to be produced in southwestern Finland or Gotland second half of XIIth century page 171Открыть в Google Maps
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Zamczysko fortress findings · Unsorted archeological finds 65 iron plates and 1 copper plate from armours. Extremely rare find from the kingdom of Galicia 13-14th century page 194Открыть в Google Maps
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Gorodets on Volga findings · Unsorted archeological finds Important city of the Novgorod Republic. Chief residence of Andrei Nevsky prince of Novgorod second third of the XVth century page 225 Negin dates the Gorodets helmet (the one with half mask) to the siege of 1408, basing it on the testimony of the people that found it, describing…Открыть в Google Maps
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Belaya Kalitva findings · Unsorted archeological finds Another "deep conical helmet" dated second third of the XVth century. Earlier estimations placed it in the XIVth century (Kirpichnikov classification, known to be quite optimist regarding datation) page 234Открыть в Google Maps
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Riveted scale armours from Veliky Novgorod · Unsorted archeological finds According to Kuleshov Yu. A. and Kamensky A. N., after analysing 27 riveted armour fragments, the earlier armour of this type can be observed in the 1440. page 246Открыть в Google Maps
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Zolotarevskoye burned settlement · Unsorted archeological finds large number of weapons and parts of protective armor, either locally produced or brought from outside. specifications of the saber (beginning of XIIIth century) : total length : 95cm blade length : 85cm blade width : 2.8cm blade thickness : 0.6cm Sabers with two fullers on one s…Открыть в Google Maps
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Kairka burial mound · Unsorted archeological finds Excavated in 1983. Contained chainmail, a helmet, A pair of bracers/bazubands, a bow, arrows in a "hourglass" quiver, a poleaxe and a "falchion" The deceased's skull "clearly presented mongoloid features". Dated to the reign of Khan Uzbek ) thanks to coins. Helmet page 56, bazuba…Открыть в Google Maps
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Azov/Tana burned house · Unsorted archeological finds house burned down likely by Tamerlan's army around 1395. Findings include a cuirass and a bracer. The cuirass is made of rectangular plates 5-9cm, riveted using steel rivets with decorative copper heads. Tana was an italian commercial enclave at the time. The overall construction…Открыть в Google Maps
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Moscu findings · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet with spectacles found by the river. Probably XII-XIIIth centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Lykovo findings · Unsorted archeological finds helmet attributed to Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, abandonned after the battle of Lipitsy in 1216. As always, its attribution to folklore heroes is based on nothing and so is the associated dating. Found in 1808 by the river. As shown on the 3rd picture, old representations (1874) show…Открыть в Google Maps
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Opaka findings · Unsorted archeological finds found in the late 1990s. Probably vambraces made of ferrous metal, with on the edge a probable tin plate raised in ornaments. Riveted chainmail (4 in 1) remains attached to one side. No datation is provided.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sakhnivka burned house · Unsorted archeological finds Described by Kirpichnikov as lying 3.5m deep in a house burned during the mongol invasion of 1240. It was found alongside a gilded copper icon that can be dated end of XIIth- first 4 decades of XIIIth century. A single vambrace, hinged and closing with a buckle, of the "boat" typ…Открыть в Google Maps
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Verkhniy Alkun burial mound · Unsorted archeological finds Burial of a representative of the Golden Horde. Contained armor, bladed weapons, a bow, arrows, and two bracers. Early XVth centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Bekbeke burial place · Unsorted archeological finds IX-XIVth century supposedly. Dating is virtually impossible with remaining evidences (no stirrups or arrowheads), the author gives the IXth century but the description of an arrowhead as "chisel pointed" could mean closer to the XIVth century. The armour is made of 6.5x3.5cm iron…Открыть в Google Maps
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Nemiya findings · Unsorted archeological finds IX-XIIth century. Found by the river in 1892 Rare single piece helmet, especially of this period. With figurative eyebrows and eyesОткрыть в Google Maps
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Staraya Russa excavation site · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth century, 1370s Ornamented axe. 149x33x70mmОткрыть в Google Maps
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Tagancha golden horde burial mound · Unsorted archeological finds Nomadic burial discovered in 1894 by I. A. Khoinovsky. Features a horse in full gear, a scepter (materials not suited for combat), chain maille with copper plating covered with red fabric (Kazakin?), a teardrop shaped shield with a riveted silver heart on, a sabre with a silver p…Открыть в Google Maps
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Elements of armoured gloves from Novgorod · Unsorted archeological finds hands armour appear to be in limited usage in eastern europe, probably due at least in part to the usage of bows. But some examples from Novgorod show that, while uncommon, armoured gloves can be found in ancient rus as early as the beginning of the 14th century. page 147 A few o…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dibrova half mask · Unsorted archeological finds Probably from a burial mound that would have been destroyed in the digging and subsequent filling of a trench of the great patriotic war. Probably XIII-XIVth centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Vshchizh half mask · Unsorted archeological finds Found during the excavation of the ancient russian citadel of Vshchizh. It is notable among half masks, because it can be reliably dated to the 12th century, proving half masks are not necessarily of mongol origin. Dimensions, according to Pyatysheva : - 15cm from the top to the …Открыть в Google Maps
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Kuibysheve helmet with face mask · Unsorted archeological finds Unsure about the location. Might be linked to the battle of the Kalka river (1223) or the battle of the kalka river (1380). Man buried with a horse = nomad. No burial mound. Found in 1990. Contains a sabre, a scabbard tip, a stirrup, pieces of chain mail, a helmet with a face mas…Открыть в Google Maps
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Novopavlovsk burial · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth century. Richly decorated saber and its scabbard. Picture listed features a reconstitution attempt.Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet with half mask from Urozhainyi/Semenovod · Unsorted archeological finds Unsure about the location. Semenovod/Urozhainyi, not far from Stavropol Late 13th century. The half mask is forged, linked to the helmet with rivets. The eye sockets are framed all around by maille. On the inside of the half masks are traces of organic lining, probably leather. (…Открыть в Google Maps
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Plesnesk burials · Unsorted archeological finds middle of the 11th century (those 3 specific graves). Gold objects were placed in the mouths of the deceased(obol) The city was attacked by Daniel of Galicia in 1233 (CGV)Открыть в Google Maps
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Rare plate and mail armour from Bartym · Unsorted archeological finds Bekhterets second half of 13th - first half of 14th century. This dating would make it the earliest recorded maille and plate armour, but it's unreliable. 8 whole pieces and 6 in fragments. ~28x28mm, four holes on each side + on a third side in 2 cases. The plates overlapped in c…Открыть в Google Maps
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Sallet helmet from Mstislav · Unsorted archeological finds Found by a fisherman in 1994. Late 15th- early 16th century, probably lost during a battle between the grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Muscovite state. Probably the 1502 battle of Mstislav. The helmet shows battle damages.Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmets from the Vikhra river · Unsorted archeological finds Two helmets found in the river, linked to the 1502 battle of Mstislav. Page 124Открыть в Google Maps
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Rotmistrivka face mask · Unsorted archeological finds Museum of the History of Ukraine (Inv. No. B 1908) Accidentally discovered in 1887 by farmers, it is the earliest discovery of a face mask. The farmers signaled what was probably a whole kurgan, but when A. A. Bobrinsky came to the site a few days later, nothing was found. Forged…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet of Khreshchatyk Street · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet found in th century The nose part was gildedОткрыть в Google Maps
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Face mask of unknown origin · Unsorted archeological finds 3mm thick 19.8x16.2cm using the kerning technique, a bird has been imprinted into the forehead Page 122 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mound of Dmitrievskaya · Unsorted archeological finds Probable Polovtsian/cuman chief grave according to U. Kochkarov To my knowledge, the most armoured nomad ever found, maybe in part because it wasn't looted. Includes a maille shirt (to the elbows, and from the neck included (collar?) to the pelvic bone), with remnants of fabric w…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dorohobuzh helmet · Unsorted archeological finds Excavated in 1989. Found in a buried house near the rempart, near or in a stove. Residents of the village were buried in a mass grave. The nasal piece was broken in period and layed 1.5m meter from the rest of the helmet. It also suffered a fire. Considering other broken objects …Открыть в Google Maps
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Torzhok findings · Unsorted archeological finds A helmet of the "tent shaped helmet with no face protection" type III, 48 armour plates of the riveted kind, and fragments of an axe XIVth century with a high degree of certainty Helmet : height : 220mm diam : 220-240mm thickness : 2.5mm traces of gilding made of a single sheet s…Открыть в Google Maps
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Kerch catacombs findings · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 1891. second half of 6th - beginning of 7th century. Outside of this page's objective, so won't be expanded on too much.Открыть в Google Maps
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Slonim helmet with half mask · Unsorted archeological finds Found in 1968 next to the city's wall. The mask was separated from the helmet and lying 15cm away. Inside the helmet there were 2 folded leather bands. Quite unique in shape for its time and place. Considered to be the "missing link" between viking age spectacles helmets, and Rus…Открыть в Google Maps
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Fortified settlement of Zelena Lypa · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth century ), known as Perebykiv settlement. Tips from crossbows and arrows, fragment of sabres, armor plates, chainmail fragments, parts of crossbows There's apparently a messer found here too.Открыть в Google Maps
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Stovpove helmet with aventail · Unsorted archeological finds Rare complete aventail attached to the helmet. Attributed to the kipchak/polovtsi According to a tangentially related paper, discovered in 1989 by V.A. Kolotukhin) XIIth centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Armored gloves from Mogilev · Unsorted archeological finds Interpretation does a lot of work on this one. Cautious about the interpretation of such small and isolated metal pieces thickness : 0.7-1.0mm lenght of the phalanges plates : 37-40mm Width : up to 23-25mm The plates are curved First half of XVth centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Izyaslavl burned village · Unsorted archeological finds Destroyed during the mongol invasion. Over 1500 weapon related items excavated in 1960. First half of the 13th century Notably, one sword has latin engraving probably imported from western europe. A fragmentary face mask was also found in 1958Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabre from Kochetok · Unsorted archeological finds Elusive XVth century sabre. Found by accident in a forest. Blade is broken through battle damage, tang partially rusted away. Blade was decorated near the guard using the taunching/notching technique Page 268 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet with half mask from Gorodets · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet discovered in 1985 along with its aventail and arrowheads; in a burnt layer at the foot of the rampart, inside. The half mask was completely silver plated + gilding on the upper edges and eyebrows. The arrow at the top was gilded and probably attached 4 horsehair tassels a…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Vatra Moldovitei · Unsorted archeological finds Gilded and engraved helmet in a typically eastern nomad 4 panels organization.Открыть в Google Maps
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Bronze ears from a face mask from Lednevo · Unsorted archeological finds Cast bronze ears that were probably mounted on a face mask initially. Kept in a private collection. Method of manufacturing and aspect deeply connect this set of ears to those of Kovali and the one from Ryazan. It's interesting as it spreads the supposed use of face masks to othe…Открыть в Google Maps
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Semi-buried crypt from Verkhniy Leymi · Unsorted archeological finds There's something weird with the pictures associated with the text, as the numbers don't correspond to the text description. Discovered in 1982. Second half of XIIIth-XIVth century A probably complete set of armament, without a body. Contains a helmet, a full chainmail shirt, fra…Открыть в Google Maps
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Nomadic burial from Engels · Unsorted archeological finds Burial discovered in 1959. Man buried with a horse, a helmet, chainmail (unclear if aventail or shirt) and horse equipment. XIIth-XIIIth century. The man was wearing a leather balaclava, which was partially found inside the helmet too, indicating the deceased man was wearing it i…Открыть в Google Maps
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Bracer from the Taman peninsula · Unsorted archeological finds Currently in the State Historical Museum of Moscow, the provenance is unsure as it's only relaying word of mouth. Also known online as the Durso vambraces, for not much reason. Assumed to be for the right hand. Made in 3 pieces. There are holes for a lining. Main piece : length :…Открыть в Google Maps
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Scale armour plates from Dunda-Kiret' · Unsorted archeological finds Second half of XIIIth century-XIVth century. Part of the Mongol Empire, which is not the Golden Horde. A bit out of the specter for this page, but the relation between eastern europe and asia in terms of armour is still interesting to pinpoint Only known find of such a quantity o…Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabre with armenian inscriptions from Malaya Tynagota · Unsorted archeological finds Found by geologists sticking out from the ground. Cut in half for transport on site. XII-XIIIth century according to the design the northernmost find of a medieval sabre weapon in Eurasia Blade : length : 1m width : 3.5cm thickness : 6mm 8cm long rhombic crossguard Blade has a me…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from the Siberian Route · Unsorted archeological finds Found 15km away from the village of Domno-Kliuchi, in 1982. X-XIth century, Khitan origin Currently at the ЗККМ with inventory number 1824. Sphero-conical helmet made of 4 riveted parts, reinforced and decorated. It features a short nasal curved outward. There are holes for an av…Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabre handle from Tver · Unsorted archeological finds Now lost. Rare XVth century sabre. Richly decorated handle with animals, made out of mammoth ivory according to A. K. Zhiznevsky. No longer verifiable, but seen in other carved objects. About 11cm long, 3.5cm thick. The human head at the tip is devoured by a dragon-snake carved o…Открыть в Google Maps
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Archer's arm guard from Bolgar · Unsorted archeological finds Rare archer equipment found on an excavation site in 1980. Second half of the 13th-14th century Carved bone plate, curved, 122x55x2.5mm The repeated "S" shaped motif is also commonly found on quivers, and among turks and kyrgyzs. 2 similar plates are found in Novgorod, dated XII-…Открыть в Google Maps
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Maille and plate armour from Ust-Labinsk · Unsorted archeological finds late 14th - early 15th century, datation based on not much From burial No7, which was undisturbed. Traces of organic fiber can be found on the inside of some plates, indicative of a liner. . Kuleshov is of the opinion that it was a gauntlet similar to Kulunigyi -5 settlement's Di…Открыть в Google Maps
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Golden Horde clothes from Tormosin farm · Unsorted archeological finds A silk male robe and the remnants of a pair of boots, from a burialОткрыть в Google Maps
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Burial mound of a nomadic mounted warrior in Novoterskoe · Unsorted archeological finds mid XIIIth century. The burial site had been destroyed and its goods dispersed among the population. It contains a heavily damaged helmet, armour plates identified as coming from a Khatangu-Degel. The helmet is toped by a typical bronze plate divided in 4 panels representing bird…Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mound Havaly IV from Rostov-on-Don · Unsorted archeological finds Probably nomadic, man buried with a horse. The man, 30-40yo, had a skull fracture Grave features a spheroconical helmet, made of a single plate rolled on itself. Features a 4-in-1 aventail with 9mm rings 1.5-2mm thick. The grave also had an archer arm protection made out of bones…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dnipropetrovsk helmet of unknown origin · Unsorted archeological finds Very hard to date. X-XIIIth century Spheroconical helmet made of two sheets. The frontal part of the helmet is decorated with an additional iron plate that features bulging eyes and eyebrows, simulating a half mask. Notably, there is a loop between the eyes of the helmet, which c…Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from Itum-Kale · Unsorted archeological finds This face mask was discovered by soldiers, it had been incorporated in a XIXth century combat armour. Pic. 1 is a rendition of the original face mask without the XIXth century additions. Original discovery article here :Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabers from the Kolosovo burial ground in the Kuban basin · Unsorted archeological finds IX-Xth century. I'll have to go back to it eventually because the reading is absolutely tedious. Page 153Открыть в Google Maps
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Kazazov burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds Rare shield associated with nomadic people. Similarities with the shield from Yablunivka XII-XIIIth century. Page 189 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mound from Ubinskaya · Unsorted archeological finds Second half of the XIII-XIVth century Picture 1 and 2 show a helmet made of 1 or 2 parts. height : 23cm Diameter : 22.5x19cm thickness : up to 4mm (!) holes for an aventail every 2.5cm Page 189 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Ostolopovskoe settlement excavation · Unsorted archeological finds Excavations took place in . Second half of XI-beginning of XIIth century, with reliable datation as this part of the settlement was then destroyed, and not inhabitated for the following decades. 12 armour plates have been found, with various shapes. Thickness ranging from 1mm (pl…Открыть в Google Maps
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Andreevskaya Shell burial near Supsekh · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 1987 during the inspection of a gas line that had been laid through the mound. There is a mound (XIII-XIVth century) coupled to a burial ground (IX-XIIth century) Were discovered to date : sabres, hatchet, spearheads, arrowheads, quiver fragments and helmet fragment…Открыть в Google Maps
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Findings of the Kulikovo fields · Unsorted archeological finds (a single point doesn't do the Kulikovo fields justice - planning on fixing that) Several fortresses and villages in the area, established just before the mongol invasion. The invasion led to the abandonment of a lot of them, which were inhabitated again during the second half of…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from the Multa river · Unsorted archeological finds Disputed datation. Historically dated post golden horde invasion (13th-14th century), but A. L. Kubik makes a strong case dating this helmet 7th-9th century. Found in the late 1980s. It consists of 8 parts riveted together (4 plates and 4 ribs), which is a significant distinction…Открыть в Google Maps
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Bastard sword from Belz · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth century. Found by accident in the late 1940s Blade is of lenticular profile, with a fuller on both sides on 1/3 of the blade.. Blade has been stamped with a symbol, itself gilded, representing a stylised cross. Notably, the handle is long enough to be considered a hand-and-…Открыть в Google Maps
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Bastard sword from Rydomyl · Unsorted archeological finds Analogous to the sword found in Belz. Found in 1891. XIVth century. Page 67 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Crossbows from the castle hill of Hrodna · Unsorted archeological finds Under the influence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, western weaponry elements were adopted in modern days Belarus. This is the greatest example of crossbow use in this part of the world to date. Page 77 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet of the Krasnodar Krai · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet of unknown origin repossessed from stolen artifacts in the 2011, believed to be from the Krasnodar area. The helmet underwent a shoddy restoration which destroyed the gilding initially featured. Currently at the Krasnodar State Museum under inventory number KM 13912/7.5 He…Открыть в Google Maps
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Excavation of the Moscow Kremlin · Unsorted archeological finds Excavated in 2007, yielded a lot of weaponry, most dated XV-XVIIth century. Page 202 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Blade of the bulgarian type from Terka · Unsorted archeological finds IX-Xth century. Found on the 5th of august 2017 by a tourist, in a freshly excavated ditch/slope. Further investigations were carried out, but failed to discover any related item. The object is 78.8cm long, without a pommel. The handle is tapering toward the but, 10.4cm long, 2.5…Открыть в Google Maps
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Swords and Axes from Zarubkino · Unsorted archeological finds Excavation of the Kelgininsky cemetery, which saw 2 periods of active use : X-XIIIth century and XVII-XVIIIth century. items presented here are dated XIth century. The weapons here are mostly notable because they feature straight notches, crisscrossing each other, applied by hand…Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mounds of the Kerch peninsula · Unsorted archeological finds Excavated in 2017 XII-early XIIIth century 4 tombs, 2 men, 1 man and woman. Those tombs were attached to bronze age structures. Nomad burials (headed west, horse present) Page 157 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Rus compound bow from Yaroslavl · Unsorted archeological finds Found in a mass grave (79 people : 53 men, 17 women and 9 children) inside a well XIIIth century (mongol invasion) Bow dimensions are given on picture 3 Page 182 :Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabre from Igumnovo · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth- middle of XVth century sabre influenced by iranian design but likely of rus origin. Accidental find. Found alongside jewelry (a lot of christian imagery), coins and household items. Coins give a reliable datation. Original length : 925mm Handle length : 77mm handle width :…Открыть в Google Maps
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Falchion of unknown origin · Unsorted archeological finds Kept in the Naval museum of Gdynia XVth century Very unique sword presenting like a falchion but double edged.Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mounds of Leninsk-Kuznetskiy · Unsorted archeological finds XIIIth century. Several barrows near each other, men and women. Men tombs contained military item Discovered in 2005 Fragments of sabres, arrowheads, spearheads, horse harness/stirrups, belts fittingsОткрыть в Google Maps
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Quiver fittings from Veliko Tarnovo · Unsorted archeological finds First 3 decades of the XIVth century 4 appliqué made of carved bones found in a destroyed state in various filling pits. Dating is quite accurate.Открыть в Google Maps
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Arrowheads from the Ridkivtsi settlement · Unsorted archeological finds IX-Xth century More than 100 arrowheads found in the settlement, aswell as quiver fragments. Other weapons were also found but are listed in other studies I haven't found yet.Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mounds of Yablunivka · Unsorted archeological finds 169 mounds identified in the area. Second half of the XIIIth century. Circassian tribes moved to this area at this date to populate and strengthen the worth west border of the golden horde. Notably, a rare shield of 70cm diameter is found (pic. 2) in good condition. Similarities …Открыть в Google Maps
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Burty findings · Unsorted archeological finds Late 13th-14th century historically, but Kuleshov in his paper on the grave from the Pechenezhsky District dates it closer to end of 14th-early 15th century. Burial of a rich individual, in the style of Kovali and Lipovets. Discovered in 1891 Features a helmet with an aventail an…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Samshvilde · Unsorted archeological finds Placeholder placement. Still have to find a paper on it. Supposedly, a paper on it should be published in late 2025.Открыть в Google Maps
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Nomad burial mound from Il'skii · Unsorted archeological finds Second half of the XIIIth-first half of the XIVth century The absence of armour of any kind is worth noting. A medieval burial among 6 bronze age burials. The man was buried with his head toward the west, with : a shield on his chest, of which the umbo remains(diam. 8.5x7cm, thic…Открыть в Google Maps
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Armour from the Klaipeda castle · Unsorted archeological finds The castle was under the influence of the teutonic order until the end of the 15th century. Despite that, a single plate of lamellar armour was discovered in 2014, which could mean the Order wore this type of armour. During the same excavation were also discovered chainmail fragm…Открыть в Google Maps
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Complete lamellar armour from the lower castle of Vilnius · Unsorted archeological finds second half of XIIIth-first half of XIVth century. One of the rare almost complete lamellar armour of the period. Shows several features such as embossing of the plates (proving they are visible - not a brigandine), the construction method and the complexification of lamellar/sca…Открыть в Google Maps
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Sword from Purdoshki · Unsorted archeological finds Found late 1980s. Xth century, type A by Oakeshott's typology. Similar swords were found in Kyiv and in Kungs Husby Sweden.Открыть в Google Maps
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Bazubands from Balabanu · Unsorted archeological finds Found in Turanian complexes. Made of two plates hinged through rivets. 3 found in a tomb, 1 in another.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabres from Mairtup · Unsorted archeological finds 1 : 105cm, 960g. 2 : 110cm, 900g. 3 : 107cm, 710g 4 : 89cm, 514g.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sword from Bohdan · Unsorted archeological finds Found in 2014 second half 13th - beginning of 14th century.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sunken ship near Novy Svet (Sudak bay) · Unsorted archeological finds Pisan merchant galley (Italy) that sunk after burning in a naval battle in 1277. The bulk of the cargo to be sold was ceramic objects such as tableware. 8 blades were discovered so far. Their profiles are listed in pic. 1 It is possible that those weapons were the crews'. Nonethe…Открыть в Google Maps
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Tabarovka helmet · Unsorted archeological finds Unsure about the location. There's a Tabarovka in Russia too, and a Priverkha. None are close to each other. I think the ukrainian one is the most likely but with no definitive answer. I have yet to find a paper on this location, also known as Priverkha burial mound. One by MV Go…Открыть в Google Maps
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Half mask from Svisloch' · Unsorted archeological finds Sviloch' is a fortified settlement probably destroyed during the mongol invasion (mid XIIIth century). Both Mongol and Rus equipment was found there. fragment found with the fragments of a helmet. The mask was forged from an iron plate 0.4-0.5cm thick. Height : 13.3cm Width : 14.…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Lutsk · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet found by a diver at the bottom of the Styr River. 27cm high, 19cm diameter. The lower ridge has a 1.5cm wide bronze plate along the whole circumference, decorated with notches in the form of diamonds and squares. (page 187 of second link) The discovery of gilded armour pla…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Nesvizh · Unsorted archeological finds In Krakow national museum. Possibly a local copy of the italian barbuta style in the XIV-XVth centuries.Открыть в Google Maps
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Horse armour from Romashky · Unsorted archeological finds XIVth-XVth century, probably of oriental conception. MV Gorelik attributes it to XVth century mameluks, and theorizes that it could be a lithuanian trophy or gift, maybe from a complete set of armour. Page 285 (to be read later on :)Открыть в Google Maps
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Mongol armour plates from Yelets · Unsorted archeological finds Found in 2018. Late XIth-early XIVth century. Attributed to mongols through a belt tip typical of the Askiz culture. Proposed reconstruction of the armour panels Mirror link :Открыть в Google Maps
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Bracers from Makazhoi · Unsorted archeological finds A pair of bracers from a destroyed burial site. No date providedОткрыть в Google Maps
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Nomadic helmet from Bagaevskaya · Unsorted archeological finds XIIth century, probably Polovtsi/Cuman Grave discovered by accident in 1960 during the excavation of nearby bronze age mounds. Features a decorated helmet with the remains of an aventail, bone fittings from a quiver, and a saddle, an iron rod and a bronze pendant. The helmet is s…Открыть в Google Maps
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Decorated sabre from Nizhyn · Unsorted archeological finds Nomad grave from the 12th-early 13th century, containing arrowheads, bone fittings for a bow case, a sabre, a lighter and stirrups. The sabre features an arabic inscription and probably comes from Iran. Full dive :Открыть в Google Maps
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Splint vambrace from the lower castle of Vilnius · Unsorted archeological finds Rare leather armor element, dated second half of XIVth century. Riveted metal splints held together on a leather matrix.Открыть в Google Maps
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Scale armour from Pskov Kremlin · Unsorted archeological finds Attributed to Prince Dovmont on zero evidence. Discovered in 1960 in Dovmontov Gorod, in an archive last recorded in the XVIth century. 120 plates. The proposed reconstruction shown above doesn't take into account the disposition of the plates when it was found (unknown). 46 plat…Открыть в Google Maps
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Shield umbo from Apsheronsk · Unsorted archeological finds Poor datation, XIIIth-XIVth century. Similar to Kazazov, Il'Skii and Yablunivka shields. diameter : 15.5cm thickness : 3mm The strips are 20cm long and 3cm large (thickness 3mm), with leaf shaped extremities going beyond the umbo, riveted to the wooden part of the shield. The mid…Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from Mšecké Žehrovice · Unsorted archeological finds Bit of an outlier, added due to the similarity with other face masks described (Poros group most notably) According to MV Gorelik, it was discovered by R. Pleiner, but Pleiner describes this face mask in a 1975 article as Celtic in origin. Gorelik disagrees and points to obvious …Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from the Kuban basin · Unsorted archeological finds Not a lot of info available, broken face mask with a piece of helmet.Открыть в Google Maps
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Nomadic burial from the Pechenezhsky District · Unsorted archeological finds Second half of XIVth-beginning of XVth century judging by the sabre. The skeleton is oriented westward, which implies a muslim, which would then be mongol. Includes a silver neck tork, chain mail, a helmet, a decorated saber and a stirrup. Helmet : 16.5cm long, 23x21.7 diameter, …Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from the Recom sanctuary · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet wrongfully attributed to Os Bagatar, it is in fact according to Kuleshov from the second half of the XIVth-XVth century. Very similar in design and construction to the helmet from the Pechenezhsky District.Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Kievskoe (Karl Marx farm) · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 2015. Contains a helmet with an aventail, chain mail (44x28cm), a sabre, a spear and arrowheads. The article contains a detailed description of the spearhead. Likely from the IXth century, this type of helmet is relatively well documented and the authors try to esta…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Keli · Unsorted archeological finds Burial mound, likely XIVth century, golden horde or golden horde adjacent. The area is extremely rich with Golden Horde burials, more than 121 have been excavated to my knowledge. Peculiar helmet made entirely out of chainmail that retained it's shape, probably thanks to an under…Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial with cuman bra in Guselshchikovo (Гусельщиково) · Unsorted archeological finds I need to find the article. Paper by A. A. Miller, publication 1905. Briefly mentioned inОткрыть в Google Maps
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Mace from Kopnino-1 · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 2006. Weights 120 grams in its current state Hollow bronze parallelepiped with 4 faces, 35 by 30mm, with a 10mm long spike. One of the faces features a 27mm long beak shaped spike, the most remarkable feature of this artifact. This mace is also an exact copy of the …Открыть в Google Maps
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Mace from the Vinnytsia oblast · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 2015. Hollow bronze parallelepiped with 4 faces, 35 by 30mm, with a 10mm long spike. One of the faces features a 27mm long beak shaped spike, the most remarkable feature of this artifact. This mace is also an exact copy of the mace from Kopnino-1 and another one fro…Открыть в Google Maps
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Protective silver mitten from Lesnoe · Unsorted archeological finds Outside the scope of this page, but gloves are so rare I believe this is worth mentioning. second half of the VIth century according to the style of the buckle, through contact with the Tsebelda culture. Made for the left hand, 3 plates of solid silver (95% silver!), hinged toget…Открыть в Google Maps
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Transitional helmet from Krasnodar territory · Unsorted archeological finds Mainly included due to its state of preservation, and its likely transitional aspect from the "polish conicals" to the rus half mask helmets. second half of 8th-9th centuries. Probably burned in a funeral pile. Made of 8 plates riveted together, 1.5 to 0.9mm thick. The nasal is 2…Открыть в Google Maps
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Messer/Kord from Kostrzych · Unsorted archeological finds Last quarter of the XIVth-first half of the XVth century. One of the easternmost messer-type knife currently known. 607mm long, blade - 487mm 560g in its current state. Blade width at the guard : 35mm Nagel is T-shaped The overall shape points to a weapon imported from Moravia.Открыть в Google Maps
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Messer/Kord from Serbychany · Unsorted archeological finds end of XVth-Beginning of XVIth century Total length : 797mm Blade length : 660mm Current weight : 615g The nagel is cut out in the shape of a flower, a detail that is found on other messers, giving a rough datation.Открыть в Google Maps
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Messer/Kord from Narayiv · Unsorted archeological finds XVth century Length : 514mm, blade 412mm. Current weight 490g. Blade width at the base : 37mm Nagel is a simple 25x27mm circle.Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Anapa · Unsorted archeological finds Accidental discovery in late 2000, burial context is lost. Helmet is made of 4 plates riveted together. What makes this helmet interesting is the presence of organic material covering on most of its surface, that survived until its discovery. I put comments directly on the docume…Открыть в Google Maps
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Golden Horde burial near Krivusha River · Unsorted archeological finds Assymetrical crossguard, typical Golden Horde jug, but, and this is surprising for the 14th century, according to Gorelik (and not according to the original authors. Which might be important, because I'm not sure Gorelik got to handle the artifacts), a lamellar cuirass. This is v…Открыть в Google Maps
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Nomad burial near Proletarsky settlement · Unsorted archeological finds I'm on another paper at the moment, so just noting this down to find it again at another time. Having now read it, the article below by Gorelik is more an attack against the dating proposed by Yu. Zelensky and Kirpichnikov, rather than an exploration of the findings it discusses.…Открыть в Google Maps
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Plate and mail gauntlet from Kulunigyi -5 settlement · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 2021 during an expedition, largely by chance as the gauntlet is not associated with a cultural layer of the settlement. According to Kuleshov, not earlier than the last quarter of the 14th century. It was found directly on the ground, not buried, and apparently wher…Открыть в Google Maps
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Plate and mail finding · Unsorted archeological finds According to Kuleshov, another early plate and mail armour was found there. Only 3 plates, 2 partially fused, with rings attached, were found here.Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from Chersonesos · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 1889 on the northern bank of the city. The mask is in heavily oxidized fragments, with a single bronze ear. It was not found in a grave but in a house, identified as storing metallic objects and destroyed during a fire. In the room were also found coins dated from t…Открыть в Google Maps
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Lypovets face mask · Unsorted archeological finds End of XIVth-XVth century. Discovered in 1891 by O. N. Makarevich, in a tomb. 9 tombs were searched, all had the skeleton laid westward and 2 had a horse skeleton too, according to G. Krause. Mask is 0.3 to 0.5cm thick with corrosive thickening. It was forged from a single sheet.…Открыть в Google Maps
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Face mask from Kubachi · Unsorted archeological finds Inhabitants of this village have a tradition in whichthey use masks called Paltars (Кубачинский пальтар), that are extremely reminiscent of the face masks and half masks of the middle ages. The tradition sees the Shah, wearing the metal face mask and helmet and armed with bow, ar…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet from Primorsk (Nogaisk) · Unsorted archeological finds Helmet discovered in late 1800, similar in shape to the Lykovo helmet. The front part had a plate representing a saint, and the inscription "Saint Prokop" underneath. Despite that, the grave was indubitably nomadic with a horse skeleton. Unfortunately, the grave was pillaged and …Открыть в Google Maps
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Belorechensk mounds · Unsorted archeological finds a series of rich mongol burial mounds, excavated in late XIXth century by N. I. Veselovsky Dated XIVth-XVth century. Notably, according to Pyatysheva, there are preserved clothing items in those mounds. MAybe here. Not the original paper though :Открыть в Google Maps
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Monk clothes from Pereslavl-Zalessky · Unsorted archeological finds Nicetas Stylites was a 12th-century Kievan Rus monk from Pereslavl. He spent his early life as a tax collector, described as overly zealous, cruel, and corrupt. However, he underwent a profound conversion one day when he entered a church and supposedly heard the voice of the Prop…Открыть в Google Maps
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Mace head from Vishnevoe · Unsorted archeological finds Same as Vinnytsia oblast and Kopnino-1. Mainly noting this down because tracking down which Vishnevoe it was was tedious. I'll need to import the relevant picture when I can open the link fromОткрыть в Google Maps
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Chainmail fragments from Bolshoye Sudachye · Unsorted archeological finds Accidental discovery by locals, surrendered to the local museum in 1908, after which an excavation was started in 1909. This excavation revealed a female statue, which was then tentatively linked to the previously discovered items. Rus-produced chainmail in nomadic burial from th…Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial mounds from Olen-Kolodez · Unsorted archeological finds I posted about it on reddit, need to import the description I did there.Открыть в Google Maps
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Golden Horde burial from the Malai settlement · Unsorted archeological finds Second half of the 13th-14th century. Also from the paper by Gorelik in which he revises a lot of the dating established by others before him. I'm noting that the helmet is similar to the one from Olen-Kolodez. Notably, Gorelik represented the aventail being joined over the throa…Открыть в Google Maps
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Golden Horde burial from Yuzhnyi · Unsorted archeological finds Discovered in 1984. Rather minuscule description by Gorelik, I need to find the paper "the knights from Kuban" (Рыцарей Кубани) which has more details supposedly. Interestingly, it appears to feature a mail coif. As always, Gorelik dates it second half of 13th- 14th century. In t…Открыть в Google Maps
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Helmet with the Deesis · Unsorted archeological finds This is one hell of a convoluted story. Datation is all over the place, even more than with nomads which I didn't think possible. Kuleshov is of the opinion that the helmet is of the era of Dmitry Donskoi ) but I don't know why because I haven't read the paper.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sabre from the Shumen region · Unsorted archeological finds Barely skimmed through for now. The sabre appears to be in a near perfect state of conservation. Parallels are drawn to the sabre from Malaya Tinagota and the sabre from Nizhin, which are both already compiled.Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial 67 from the Keli burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds Probably a local circassian burial, influenced or incorporated into the Golden Horde. Were found rings, arrowheads, buckles and knives, as well as a helmet with a visor typical of the GH. The Keli burial ground overall is active in the 13th and 14th century, known through coins. …Открыть в Google Maps
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Burial 121 from the Keli burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds Context The Keli burial ground is a particularly rich site, with over 300 graves excavated today. It is situated 10km north of the Russian-Georgian border, and 26km away from the city of Vladikavkaz. It was initially discovered by accident in 1987. Grave 121 is not the most well-…Открыть в Google Maps
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Cuman/Polovtsi burial from Znam'yanka · Unsorted archeological finds Facial reconstruction based on the crane. I don't know where this is from yet. Apparently, 10th–13th centuryОткрыть в Google Maps
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Volga Bulgar sabres from the surroundings of Tolyatti · Unsorted archeological finds Sabres from the 8th-10th century. Logina states that sabres were a high-status weapon in this place and time, and are rarely found in graves. 16 are studied in this article, found in majority around where the pin is. According to her, the early sabres of that period have diamond …Открыть в Google Maps
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Material culture from Kurmysh · Unsorted archeological finds Settlement created in 1372, objects are dated 14th-15th century. Marks the border between Rus (west) and Golden Horde (east) at the time. In the picture above, knives 17, 20 and 24 are marked as "boot knives" for combat/defenseОткрыть в Google Maps
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Belt sets from Mari El · Unsorted archeological finds I'll have to come back to it later. At the confluence of the Vyatka and Vetluga rivers. Wide area, characterized by a large quantity of well preserved belt. 10th-12th century.Открыть в Google Maps
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Barbashinsky burial ground · Unsorted archeological finds Mordovian burial ground, late 13th-first half of the 14th century. Unsure of the exact location, only marked as "near Samara". Discovered in the 1930s, but the records of the discovery are extremely lackluster and poor.Открыть в Google Maps
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Weapons from the surroundings of Yelabuga · Unsorted archeological finds Volga Bulgaria. Pre-mongol invasion for the items listed. The sabres were found in the lower Zay River basin. Sabre 1 : length: 990mm Blade length: 870mm Blade width: 50 to 31mm blade thickness at the crossguard: 5-6mm False edge: 160mm, notably, with an elman. A 11mm large U-sha…Открыть в Google Maps
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Caffa · Unsorted archeological finds Genoese city. In 1308, the Golden Horde besieges the town for 8 months to punish the Mameluks, favorite trade partners of the Genoese, for refusing to attack the illkanids. The Genoese returned in 1316, after being pardoned.Открыть в Google Maps
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Sougdaia · Notable landmarks Fortified port city built by the greeks. Under Cuman control starting at the end of the 11th century, up until the middle of the 13th century. Raided by the mongols in 1223 and 1238, and captured in 1249. Ibn al-Athir describes Sougdaia as the main Polovtsi city by the time of th…Открыть в Google Maps
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Tana · Notable landmarks Venitian commercial enclave in the city of Azaq, established in 1333 after negociation with the Golden Horde. This is the first Venitian trading post in the area, concurrencing the long established Genoese merchants. In September 1343, a street fight in Tana between Hajji 'Umar, …Открыть в Google Maps
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Chersonesos · Notable landmarks A Byzantine outpost for the time period that interests us. Byzantine influence was mainly seen in clothing and luxurious items, but armour and weapons were also affected.Открыть в Google Maps
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Torchesk · Notable landmarks Capital city of the Black Hats (Chorni Klobuky) after they became sedentary in the XIIth century. Black Hats is the rus name for various nomad populations, namely the Pechenegs, the Torks, the Kovuevs and the Berendevs. They are fully integrated to the kievan rus and are tasked w…Открыть в Google Maps
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Saray Batu · Notable landmarks Capital of the golden horde . After that, the city keeps thriving, but no longer as a capital. It was mainly known for the varied populations inhabiting it, and its crafts. Helmet plume holder similar to the one from Engels and the one from NovoterskoeОткрыть в Google Maps
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Saray Al Jedid · Notable landmarks Former capital of the Golden Horde starting as early as 1260 (according to Marie Favereau, not before 1330). Destroyed in 1366/1367 by Tamerlane according to findings by M.V. Gorelik. The town then was still partially active until the early XVth century METALLURGICAL CRUCIBLES FR…Открыть в Google Maps
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Protolchiy brod · Notable landmarks Rus' settlement X-XIVth century On Khortytsia island, called "Varangian island" in period sources. (G-V Chronicles) Used as an outpost, fronteer and trading place between slavs and nomads (including cumans). Several burial mounds as well as famous "mustached man" statues in the a…Открыть в Google Maps
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Landskrona Fortress · Notable landmarks Founded in 1300 by the Swedes during the Novgorod-Swedish war. The goal was to capture key Novgorod waterways, capital to the republic's economy. The Swedes expected a strong opposition and prepared a large army, provisions, and quantity of ships. Once the fortress was completed,…Открыть в Google Maps
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Chornivka settlement · Notable landmarks This site is not of particular historical importance, but is exceptionally well documented regarding fortifications and how a small-ish Rus lord (boyar) could have organised his life and managed his retinue. It was attacked and captured by the Mongols in 1241. One of the few full…Открыть в Google Maps
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Vyborg · Notable landmarks In 1293, the Third Swedish Crusade was initiated, with the goal of converting pagans to Christianity. This included Orthodoxes. The Swedes founded the castle of Vyborg, which started administering the Karelian cities around it. The city of Vyborg grew as a major commercial harbor…Открыть в Google Maps