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MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) - Archaeologists continue their digs on the grounds of a trading and crafts settlement on the Menka River near Minsk, BelTA learned from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
"This season we are going to dig up the area of 24 square meters going 0.6 meters deep. The archaeologists have completed the cleanup and started consolidating the cultural layer. Among the finds are two iron knives, an awl, an arrowhead, a seal, a fragment of a jewelry bar, and a rare button depicting a flower. Of particular interest are numerous smelts and scraps of tin and lead, the characteristic evidence of active craft production on site," the institute said.
The ceramic material found in the cultural layer dates back to the 11th century or early 12th century, which makes it possible to clarify the chronological framework of the settlement and its role in the economic life of the region.
The archeological research is carried out within the framework of the seasonal expedition by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
"This season we are going to dig up the area of 24 square meters going 0.6 meters deep. The archaeologists have completed the cleanup and started consolidating the cultural layer. Among the finds are two iron knives, an awl, an arrowhead, a seal, a fragment of a jewelry bar, and a rare button depicting a flower. Of particular interest are numerous smelts and scraps of tin and lead, the characteristic evidence of active craft production on site," the institute said.
The ceramic material found in the cultural layer dates back to the 11th century or early 12th century, which makes it possible to clarify the chronological framework of the settlement and its role in the economic life of the region.
The archeological research is carried out within the framework of the seasonal expedition by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
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