Городець. Комплекс археологічних пам’яток біля с. Городець Овруцького району Житомирської області

Томашевський А.П., Павленко С.В. Городець. Комплекс археологічних пам’яток біля с. Городець Овруцького району Житомирської області // Стародавній Іскоростень і слов’янські гради. Збірка наукових праць. – Коростень, 2008. – Т. 2. – C. 156-196.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The complex of archaeological sites located near settlement Gorodets, Ovruch district of Zhytomyr region. In this paper presented modern conjoint information about unique archaeological complex of Old Rus’ period near settlement Gorodets , Ovruch district of Zhytomyr region. History of this site investigation are reviewed, in particular – works of Ovruch’ archaeological expedition of IA NAS Ukraine in 1996-2008 years. Authors analyzed what is this Gorodets’ archaeological complex consists of; surrounded microregion and it meaning according to Gorodets’ complex in a system of Old Rus’ and medieval settlement in Ovruch’ mountain-ridge. A hypothesis about location of medieval settlement Kamenets on a territory of Gorodets is put forward. Kamenets was a religious and military administrative location – the center of Kamenets Volost (district) that was inhabited by people who were came from Baltic region (yatvyags). In particular a history of investigation kurgan graves ant anthropological series from this complex which were disturbed by marauders reviewed. Artifacts which were found on a territory of a complex such as ceramic, metallurgical wastes and production wastes of products made from pyrophyllite slate it place in the archaeological complex is determined. Results of paleobotanical and spore and pollen specters of flora from the archaeological complex are published. Authors also reconstructed a composition of natural vegetation that surrounded an Old Rus’ settlement. Problems of preserving the archaeological, historical, cultural and natural heritage of Gorodets’ archaeological complex are reviewed. It main risks and dangerous, problems of certification this site are discovered. It is also published a special working up of a question «Application about creating of the National natural preserve area “Slovechno-Ovruch mountain-ridge” and including to it structure the natural and archaeological complex near settlement Gorodets»<br>