On Fortification of “The Great City” of Bilyar
Journal Title: Поволжская Археология - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 15
Abstract
The article offers results of the archaeological study of fortifications on the Bilyar fortified settlement – the capital of the Volga Bulgaria in pre-Mongol time. Its defensive structures represent complex systems of walls, ditches and wooden fortifications set in several lines. Two main lines of defense were studied: the external and the internal cities. The external belt of defense of the settlement consists of three parallel rows of walls and ditches and was erected in three construction periods. The internal line of defense consists of two rows of walls and ditches, and the study revealed traces of four stages of construction there. All stages of defense works in Bilyar chronologically fit within the first half of 10th – early 13th centuries.
Authors and Affiliations
Airat Gubaidullin, Fayaz Khuzin, Zufar Shakirov
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2016.1.15.223.234
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