Pages: 181-196

The article is the first attempt in twenty-five years to present complete corpus of Golden Horde sites found on the territory of Astrakhan region. The corpus includes 115 sites: barrow and ground necropolises, fortified and open settlements. For each site, the author indicates its characteristics, short description of the location, topography, state of preservation and research, as well as main finds; and for the necropolises — he provides peculiarities of the funeral rite. The material presented enables a better understanding of such problem as “Lower Volga Golden Horde town and formation of its vicinity”.

Keywords: Lower Volga region, Astrakhan region, Golden Horde sites, urban centres, historical geography.

Information about author:

Evgeniy Pigarev (Astrakhan, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Municipal State Cultural Institution “Sarai-Batu Historical and Cultural Center”. Sovetskaya St., 53, Selitrennoe, Harabali district, Astrakhan oblast, 416022, Russian Federation.
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