THE SITES OF THE 8th—10th centuries IN ZHYTOMYR REGION (the Materials for the Archaeological Map)

Abstract

The paper provides the information about the sites of the late 1st — turn of the 1st—2nd millennium AD discovered in various parts of the Zhytomyr region during 1982—2019. On the basis of the collected materials the summary was prepared which included 36 settlements, information on their locations, topography, dimensions, the thickness of the cultural layer, collected artifacts, and their cultural and chronological affiliation was determined.
 The earliest sites in two points (Bobrivka II, Teterivka II) were found. The cultural layers of these sites, which is the important, contain both materials of the Prague-Korchak (5th—7th centuries) and Luka-Rajkovets (8th—9th centuries) archaeological cultures. Materials of the Luka-Rajkovets culture of the 8th—9th centuries in 17 settlements are recorded (Zhytomyr — Kafedralna, Zhytomyr — Skver, Hardashivka V, Zarichany III, Bobrivka II, Boliarka I, Boliarka II, Boliarka III, Korotenka — Skelia, Harkushyne ozero I, Pisky, Stantsiia Priazhiv, Troianiv, Teterivka II, Teterivka III, Mali Kosharyshcha Ia, Malyn I). Materials of the 9th—10th centuries on the 14 sites occurred (Zhytomyr — Sholem-Aleichema, Zhytomyr — Zamkova hora, Kalynivka — Val, Kalynivka III, Kalynivka IV, Levkiv I, Stantsiia Priazhiv, Teterivka III, Turovets I, Turovets II, Vaskovychi — Bekhy, Malyn I, Pyrizhky I, Pavliukivka I). The pottary of barrow type of the 10th — first half of the 11th centuries on 14 settlements were discovered (Harkushene ozero I; Kalynivka IV, Levkiv III, Pisky, Stantsiia Priazhiv, Ulianivka I, Kozhukhivka I, Korosten — Cholivka, Moisiivka II, Kam’ianyi Brid II, Malyn I, Horodnytsia — Anastasivka III, Pavliukivka I and Lypky — Irpin II).
 The present data significantly supplement the archaeological map of the sites of Early Slavic and the initial stage of the Old Rus periods in the Zhytomyr region and they are of significant interest for the further study of a whole range of problems related to the formation of the culture of Rus-Ukraine and the formation of the East Slavic statehood.