About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement

The article discusses the results of archaeological studies of early defensive structures at the Bolgar settlement. The history of the discovery and study of these fortification sites is given, as well as various views on issues related to the interpretation of different elements of fortress constru...

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Main Authors: Airat M. Gubaidullin, Aleksandr V. Belyaev
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Language:English
Published: State institution «Tatarstan Аcademy of Sciences» 2024-10-01
Series:Археология евразийских степей
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Online Access:https://evrazstep.ru/index.php/aes/article/view/1408
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description The article discusses the results of archaeological studies of early defensive structures at the Bolgar settlement. The history of the discovery and study of these fortification sites is given, as well as various views on issues related to the interpretation of different elements of fortress construction, identified during excavations of the defensive lines of the site. The important contribution by archaeologist T.A. Khlebnikova, as well as other research scientists, in the discovery and study of the earliest fortifications, that protected the fortified settlement in the X – beginning of the XI century is noted. The paper provides analogies of the construction of the fosses of Bolgar with earlier fortified settlements of the Don and the Northern Black Sea regions, which may indicate the origins and preserved traditions in fortification, as well as military engineering skills brought by the Bolgars to the region of the Middle Volga region.
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spelling doaj-art-1eb4ba26ed9a4417b4f90d97cf72a53c2025-08-20T02:56:03ZengState institution «Tatarstan Аcademy of Sciences»Археология евразийских степей2587-61122618-94882024-10-01528729610.24852/2587-6112.2024.5.287.296About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar SettlementAirat M. Gubaidullin0Aleksandr V. Belyaev1Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov St., 30, Kazan, 420012, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationInstitute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Butlerov St., 30, Kazan, 420012, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian FederationThe article discusses the results of archaeological studies of early defensive structures at the Bolgar settlement. The history of the discovery and study of these fortification sites is given, as well as various views on issues related to the interpretation of different elements of fortress construction, identified during excavations of the defensive lines of the site. The important contribution by archaeologist T.A. Khlebnikova, as well as other research scientists, in the discovery and study of the earliest fortifications, that protected the fortified settlement in the X – beginning of the XI century is noted. The paper provides analogies of the construction of the fosses of Bolgar with earlier fortified settlements of the Don and the Northern Black Sea regions, which may indicate the origins and preserved traditions in fortification, as well as military engineering skills brought by the Bolgars to the region of the Middle Volga region.https://evrazstep.ru/index.php/aes/article/view/1408archaeologyvolga bolgariabolgar settlementfortificationearly defensive structures
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About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
Археология евразийских степей
archaeology
volga bolgaria
bolgar settlement
fortification
early defensive structures
title About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
title_full About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
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title_full_unstemmed About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
title_short About the Early Defensive Line of the Bolgar Settlement
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topic archaeology
volga bolgaria
bolgar settlement
fortification
early defensive structures
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