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The elements of Ancient Russian female costume are considered in the article. They are reconstructed by using evidence collected from the burials in the Upper Volga area dated by 11—13 cc. The ancient costume elements find analogies in ethnographic costume of Tver area in 18—19 cc. Headdresses with high front part and cylindrical are localized in the western part of Upper Volga territory, proved by both archeological, and ethnographic material. Sarafan-like clothes were found in the burials of the western and eastern part of the Upper Volga area. In this territory dresses with straps (18—19 cc.) preserved the archaic cut. In the east of the Upper Volga region the archaic clothes with straps can be connected with the Finno-Ugric component in the rural population, both in 11—13, and 16—19 centuries.

Keywords: Ancient Russia, archeological sites, traditional costume, jewelry, Slavs, Finno-Ugric peoples

Information about author:

Iulia Stepanova (Tver, Russia). Candidate of historical sciences. Tver State University.
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