Pages: 657-667

Settlements located in the North-Eastern Azov and Lower Don basin are of great interest for the study of trade and economic relations in 13th—14th cc. both with the center of the region, which was the Azak, and between rural sites. During the analysis of the material obtained from the settlements, it is possible to determine the nature of the settlement: whether it was a small town or a rural center, as well as to imagine the degree of involvement of each settlement in trade activities, and to give an overall picture of the development of commodity relations in the region.

Keywords: Don basin, Azov Sea region, Golden Horde, Azak, settlement, historical geography, trade relations

Information about author:

Alexander Minaev. Azov Historical, Archaeological and Paleontological Museum-Reserve. Moskovskaya St., 38/40, Azov, 346780, Russian Federation.
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Nikita Iudin.
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