THE 13th CENTURY СOLT FROM ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS IN SVISLOCH CASTLE

The paper addresses a unique item discovered during archaeological excavations in the Svisloch hillfort on the mid Berezina (Svisloch, Osipovichi District, Mogilev Region). This hillfort is an important site on the trade routes that pass along the Berezina and Svisloch rivers. It gives a brief characteristic and description of the site, its location and role in the period when the settlement existed. The main attention is given to a gold сolt found during excavations in 2006 near a burnt wooden dwelling of the mid 13th century. The authors address technological specifics of making such jewelry products.

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