ArchaeoZoology

Russian Gallery

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Novgorod view, Troitski site outside Kremlin wall, left side	Frenetic activity at the Troitski dig, medieval log cabin	St Sophia cathedral in Kremlin, founded 1050AD
Animal bones from Novgorod, bulk sample	Wood samples awaiting dendrocronology, medieval (sic!)	Recent finds - wood is well preserved
Expedition headquarters in cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, Ilyina Street	Birch bark objects are still made locally	Many fishbones were found in the excavations, local fish from river Volkov and lake Ilmen still important
Wooden summer church at Vitislavskaya

SH-D ArchaeoZoology Nov 2000