Pages: 301-312

The article deals with the becoming of the Slavic tradition of dwelling construction in the Forest-Steppe region on the Dnieper's Left Bank. Examined are the materials of cultures of the 1st half of 1st millennium AD (Kiev, Chernyakhovskaya cultures) and subsequent Penkivska, Kolochynska cultures. Benchmarking led us to conclusion about the impact of the Prague culture antiquities on the house-building of the left bank`s sites of the 7th century AD. There are two house-building traditions in the cultures of the period up to Old Rus (Raykovetska, Volyntsivska, Romenska cultures). They are presented by the frame-and-pillar construction which is related to the Dnieper right bank sites and the blockhouse construction, with underlying local features.

Keywords: forest-steppe Dnieper Left Bank, cultures of 1rd — 9th cc., dwelling, frame-and-pillar construction, blockhouse construction

Information about author:

Yuriy Bashkatov (Kiev, Ukraine). Archaeology Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Geroev Stalingrada Pr., 12, Kiev, 04210, Ukraine
E-mail: [email protected]