The archaeology of medieval Novgorod in context : studies in centre/periphery relations

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  1. The archaeology of medieval Novgorod in context : studies in centre/periphery relations / edited by Mark A. Brisbane, Nikolaj A. Makarov and Evgenij N. Nosov ; with Russian translations by Katharine Judelson.
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  1. Oxford, UK : Oxbow Books, 2012, ©2012.

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Additional authors
  1. Brisbane, Mark.
  2. Makarov, N. A. (Nikolaĭ Andreevich)
  3. Nosov, E. N.
  4. Judelson, Katherine.
Description
  1. xxviii, 500 pages : illustrations (some colored), maps; 26 cm +
Summary
  1. The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in Context.
  2. Studies in Centre/Periphery Relations.
  3. Novgorod is one of the most intensively and continuously studied urban sites in northern Europe. The excellent preservation of organic and inorganic material in its anaerobic soils, including the structural remains of streets, properties and buildings, has made it possible to study entire quarters of the town as well as the activities of its inhabitants. With deposits up to 8m deep in places and with well dated sequences from the early to mid-10th century, its importance to the study of both medieval Russia and the development of Europe cannot be over emphasised. This publication series presents some of the recent results obtained from international, multidisciplinary projects into the origins and development of the medieval town and its hinterland. Previous volumes have concerned the pottery (2006) and wood use (2007); a forthcoming volume will publish research into diet and animal exploitation.
  4. This volume includes papers on aspects of the environmental and technological context of the relationship between urban centre and rural hinterland. It considers what, where and how certain natural resources were exploited during the medieval period in these areas. Where possible, it also attempts to explain the processes by which these resources were produced as commodities (via craft production, centralised workshops, household production, specialised settlements, etc.) and place the evidence from the three other volumes on ceramics, wood use and zooarchaeology into a wider context, concentrating on the exploitation, manufacture and consumption of these and other materials. Whilst not definitive, the collection aims to be a starting point for attempting to put Novgorod into a wider context of the medieval world.
  5. The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod Series Editor Mark Brisbane.
Series statement
  1. Archaeology of medieval Novgorod ; v. 4
Uniform title
  1. Archaeology of medieval Novgorod ; v. 4.
Subject
  1. Excavations (Archaeology) > Russia (Federation) > Velikiĭ Novgorod
  2. Manufacturing industries > Russia (Federation) > Velikiĭ Novgorod
  3. Velikiĭ Novgorod (Russia) > Antiquities
  4. Palynology > Russia (Federation) > Velikiĭ Novgorod
  5. Excavations (Archaeology) > Russia (Federation) > Novgorod
  6. Cities and towns, Medieval > Russia
  7. Novgorod (Russia) > Antiquities
Contents
  1. List of Illustrations -- List of Tables and Charts -- Editors' Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Timeline -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1. Medieval Novgorod in its wider context / M. A. Brisbane, N. A. Makarov, E. N. Nosov -- The Environmental Context -- 2. Results of palynological investigations of the archaeological sites in the Lake Ilmen and Lake Kubenskoye study areas / E. A. Spiridonova, A. S. Aleshinskaya -- The Periphery of Novgorod Lands: A Case Study From Minino, Byeloozero -- 3. The Minino Project: The investigation of a group of medieval sites in the Byeloozero region of northern Russia / N. A. Makarov -- 4. Buildings and structures of the Minino archaeological complex / S. D. Zakharov -- 5. The manufacture of metal jewellery in rural settlements on the north-eastern fringe of medieval Russia / I. E. Zaitseva -- 6. Medieval pottery from the Minino archaeological complex / M. L. Mokrushin -- 7. Glass beads from the Minino archaeological complex / S. D. Zakharov -- Novgorod's Hinterland including Ryurik Gorodishche -- 8. The natural environment and settlement patterns of the Lake Ilmen region in the last third of the first millennium AD / I. I. Yeremeyev -- 9. Bronze working at Ryurik Gorodishche and other settlements in the region north of Lake Ilmen in the 9th and 10th centuries / N. V. Khvoshchinskaya -- 10. Ferrous metallurgy in the territory around Lake Ilmen at the end of the first and the beginning of the second millennium AD / S. E. Toropov -- 11. An analytical study of iron slag from the Novgorod hinterland / M. Martinón-Torres, Th. Rehren -- The City of Novgorod the Great: Case Studies -- 12. Investigating social change in 12th-13th century Novgorod using slag inclusions / D. Jeffrey, Th. Rehren -- 13. Metal melting crucibles from medieval Novgorod / N. Eniosova, Th. Rehren -- 14. The production of textiles in Novgorod from the 10th to the 14th centuries / E. K. Kublo -- 15. Varieties of timber used to make wooden artefacts in Novgorod: a short case study / L. N. Solovyova -- 16. Fair and foul: Analysis of sub-fossil insect remains from Troitsky XI-XIII, Novgorod (1996-2002) / E. Reilly -- 17. Perspectives on non-wood plants in the sampled assemblage from the Troitsky excavations of medieval Novgorod / M. Monk, P. Johnston -- Centre and Periphery: Integrative Papers -- 18. The plant economy of northern medieval Russia / A. Alsleben -- 19. From Alces to Zander: A summary of the zooarchaeological evidence from Novgorod, Gorodische and Minino / M. Maltby -- 20. The fur trade in the economy of the Northern Borderlands of medieval Russia / N. A. Makarov -- 21. Leather working in North-West Russia / A. V. Kurbatov -- Appendix A. Leather objects from Troitsky XI, Novgorod / D. I. Solovyov -- Appendix B. Preliminary identification of leather fragments from Novgorod excavations (1991-2001) / D. Sully -- 22. Pottery production in the Novgorod region: Local traditions and foreign influences / T. Brorsson -- 23. Indicators of craft specialisation in medieval ceramics from North-West Russia / C. Orton -- 24. Evidence concerning craft production in the birch-bark documents of Novgorod / E. A. Rybina -- List of Abbreviations -- References -- Index -- CD-ROM (inside Back Cover) Index to CD-ROM -- Ch. 2. Spiridonova & Aleshinskaya: Pollen diagrams for all profiles studied Micro-photographs of pollen grains Notes on present day vegetation in the Lake Ilmen area -- Ch.5. Zaitseva: Table of results from analyses of copper alloy objects -- Ch.7. Zakharov: List of references to unpublished archives used in this chapter -- Ch.8. Yeremeyev: Details of the nine areas in the Lake Ilmen area considered within the chapter -- Ch.16. Reilly: Photographs and identifications of insect remains Species list for all samples from Troitsky XI, XII and XIII, Novgorod -- Ch.17. Monk & Johnston: Plant remains tables List of samples analysed List of taxa found with common names -- Ch.18. Alsleben: Supporting tables: plant species from sites studied.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Includes an accompanying CD-ROM with supplementary data.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-485) and index.