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In 2011—2012, on Rurikovo Gorodishche — the old residence of Novgorod knyazes — an excavation was launched on the spot identified for installation of a stela. This archaeological excavation at Volkhov River head yielded over 2,000 finds, weapon items among them, including 22 arrowheads, two darts, fragment of spur and fixture of a battle shield. The study complements and ascertains attribution of materials from the Corpus of archaeological evidence on medieval armament, prepared for publication by A. N. Kirpichnikov half a century ago. The authors offer a typology and chronology of newly discovered artefacts. It was marked that, of the arrowheads typical for 10th — 13th cc. Eastern Europe, found in the center of the settlement, over a half are represented by lance-shaped forms, dated by as early as 10th — 11th cc.

Keywords: Old Rus', Rurikovo Gorodishche, 9th—13th centuries, objects of arms, arrows, lances

Information about authors:

Evgenii Nosov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Nab., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Nataliia Khvoshchinskaia (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Nab., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]