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IN THE LABYRINTHS OF INSTITUTIONS
N. N. Kradin (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)Contemporary Theories of the Origins of the State17D. G. Savinov, I. V. Tunkina (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)“Tesinsky Hero”: Return to the Original29S. V. Beletsky (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)Riddles of Heraldic Pendant no. 8853N. D. Russev (Kishinev, Moldova)From the Notes on the Early History of Moldavia59
SOCIAL STRUCTURES OF PONTUS
N. I. Nikolaev (Nikolaev, Ukraine)The Struggle of the Clans in Olbia of the 4th—3rd Centuries BC73T. N. Smekalova (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation), E. A. Terekhin (Belgorod,
Russian Federation)New Evidences about Social-Military Organization of Tauric Chersonesos as reflected in the structure of its cadaster89
TALENTS AND LEPTA OF THE ANTIQUITY
M. M. Choref (Nizhnevartovsk, Russian Federation)The Athens under the Rule of Mithridates VI Eupator Dionysius: according to numismatical data109E. A. Molev (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)Coins from the Excavations of Citea as a Source of Information about the Bosporus Society in the Antiquity125G. D. Vardumyan (Yerevan, Armenia)Ancient Armenian Coins with Mythological Images (brief review)135
HARD FLOWERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
E. A. Shinakov (Bryansk, Russian Federation), V. V. Zaytsev (Moscow, Russian
Federation), V. O. Piskunov (Bryansk, Russian Federation)Byzantine Coins of the End of the 9th — First Half of 11th Centuries in the Middle Desna Region as a Source of Sociological Reconstructions151P. N. Petrov (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation), T. N. Smagulov (Pavlodar,
Kazakhstan)Coin Finds of the 14th Century From the Necropolis Near Auliekol Lake167Yu. V. Zayonchkovskiy, V. G. Shaposhnik, A. V. Voronjanskiy (Kharkiv, Ukraine)Nonstandard Form of Coin Legends of Late Jochid Dangs185
SIGNS OF TIME
I. A. Chetverikov (Tiraspol, Moldova), M. V. Ivashchenko (Saratov, Russian
Federation), V. S. Sinika (Tiraspol, Moldova)Amphora Stamps from Krasnoe Settlement199S. A. Yatsenko (Moscow, Russian Federation)Planigraphy of Tamga-Signs in the Necropolises of Sedentary Population in Sarmatia217L. F. Nedashkovsky (Kazan, Russian Federation)Chemical Composition of Non-ferrous Artifacts from the Golden Horde Settlements of the Northern Areas of the Lower Volga Region243V. P. Kirilko (Simferopol, Crimea)The Dungeon of Guasco Family’s Genoese Castle in Tasili255
MARKERS OF LOCAL AND IMPORTED ARTEFACTS
A. A. Zakurdaev (Moscow, Russian Federation)The Wenshan County (China): historical and ethnographic description277O. V. Dyakova (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)Archaeological Indicators of the Mongolian Time on the Jurchen Monuments of Primorye295L. V. Tataurova, Ph. S. Tataurov (Omsk, Russian Federation)Social Markers of the Russian Servicemen in Western Siberia in 17th—18th Centuries by Archaeological Materials. Tobacco and Pipes309I. R. Gusach (Azov, Russian Federation), P. F. Nechytaylo (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine)Imported Coffee Cups from the Closed Complex of the End of the 17th Century from Kamianets-Podilskyi319
ETHNOLOGY OF DEATH
V. P. Stepanov (Orel, Russian Federation)“Death is Closer than the Collar of the Shirt” (ethnography of death among the Bulgarians in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine). Belief and rituals associated with the coming of death and preparation for funerals361
REVIEWS
L. S. Klejn (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)American monograph on logical mechanism of archaeological reflection Free!385S. V. Palamarchiuk (Izmail, Ukraine)Fortresses and Cities in Focus of the Researcher. [Rev.] A. V. Krasnozhon. North-West Black Sea Fortresses and Cities (15—18th centuries). Odessa: Chornomorie, 2018. — P. 312, il. 206 Free!389
AD MEMORIAM
L. F. Nedashkovsky (Kazan, Russian Federation)Ad memoriam Azgar G. Mukhamadiev (1933—2018) Free!399
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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