Sergei Kainov
State Historical Museum, Archaeological Department, Department Member
- Archaeology, Military History, Viking Age Archaeology, Medieval Warfare, Arms and Armor Studies, Archaeology of Weapons, and 52 moreEarly Medieval Swords, Medieval Weapons and Equipment, Каинов С.Ю. Ланцетовидные наконечники стрел из раскпопок Гнездова, Каинов С.Ю. Древнерусский дружинник второй половины Х века (Опыт реконструкции), Art History, History of Art, Viking Age Weapons, Viking Swords, Old Rus', Vikings in the East, Varangians, Academia Edu Oleg Radjush, Naval Architecture, Saddle Fit, Laterality and Assymetry of Horse and Rider, Bitting, Horse Training and Performance, Application of Learning Theory to Horses, Arms and Armour, Medieval History, Kievan Rus' history, Great Moravia, Novgorod the Great, Byzantine coins, Byzantine Numismatics, Viking Age Scandinavia, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Eurasian Nomads, Kievan Rus', Early Medieval Weapons and Warfare, Early Medieval Archaeology, Ancient Weapons and Warfare, Spurs, Metal Finds (Archaeology), Byzantine Army, Scythian and other Eurasian Nomadic Horse Warrior Cultures, Archaeology of Central Asia, History of horse bits, Archaeology of Horse and Riders, Weapons technology, Material Culture of the Viking age, Viking Age and Medieval coinage and monetary history, Chronology, Fibulae, Gnezdovo, Gnëzdovo, Viking Ships, Aggersborg, Roentgenology, Roentgen Spectroscopy, CT scanning, and Engineeringedit
A study of five big mounds of the Gnezdovsky archaeological complex by the method of electro-tomography.
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The article introduces remains of armour workshop discovered at Posolskij-2006 site in Novgorod the Great. The complex of artifacts is dated back to mid-12th century and consists of about 300 chainmail rings and 13 lamellae. Features of... more
The article introduces remains of armour workshop discovered at Posolskij-2006 site in Novgorod the Great. The complex of artifacts is dated back to mid-12th century and consists of about 300 chainmail rings and 13 lamellae. Features of city estate allows to think of apprentice as inhabitant of the estate because of low quality of assigned work - disassembling chainmails and lamellar armour.
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The article considers the special ceremonial handling of bladed weapons (swords, battle knives, sabers) as evidenced by burial practices recorded in the Gnezdovo's cemetery material. During this ceremony weapon could be damaged (bent or... more
The article considers the special ceremonial handling of bladed weapons (swords, battle knives, sabers) as evidenced by burial practices recorded in the Gnezdovo's cemetery material. During this ceremony weapon could be damaged (bent or broken) and placed in a pit or in a wooden bucket in a horizontal or vertical position; sometimes fragments of swords were just stuck in a cremation deposit. The ceremony of special handling weapon is widely spread during the Viking Age in Scandinavia. Obvious parallels and also undoubted presence of the Scandinavian population on Old Russian sites (including Gnezdovo) where special ceremonial handling of bladed weapons was detected, allow us to connect this ceremony with the North European burial custom.
The results of using engineering geophysics methods in Lesnaya mound group on the territory of the archaeological complex "Gnezdovo"
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A HELMET DETAIL FROM PLISKA The article is devoted to the detail of a helmet found in the ancient capital of Bulgaria, Pliska, when excavating the territory of the Inner city near the so-called “boyar’s dwelling” (fig. 1). The find is... more
A HELMET DETAIL FROM PLISKA
The article is devoted to the detail of a helmet found in the ancient capital of Bulgaria, Pliska, when excavating the territory of the Inner city near the so-called “boyar’s dwelling” (fig. 1). The find is dated supposedly to the end of the 10th – the first half of the 11th centuries.
The fitting is in the form of a four-petalled rosette (3.1 × 3.1 cm) and it is cast of a copper-based alloy. In the center of the rossette is a conical spike, about 0.7 cm high. The outer surface of the fitting is covered with a floral pattern. A. N. Kirpichnikov defined similar cast fittings as overhead parts on the side plates of Type II helmets, distributed at the turn of the 1st and 2nd millennia AD in the territory of Ancient Russia,
Poland and Prussia. All side fittings known prior to A.N. Kirpichnikov’s publication were made of iron and on the front side they were covered with silver, laid on a specially prepared surface (fig. 2).
In total, it was possible to collect information on 25 finds of molded overhead fitting, which are divided into two variants (fig. 5). 22 items of the overlays of variant 2 fully coincide with the find from Pliska. In three cases, these plaques were found together with gilded helmets of a spherical shape, sometimes called helmets of the “type Black Grave” (fig. 3, 4). Helmets of this type appeared in the second half of the 10th
century and continued to exist in the 11th century, which coincides with the proposed dating of the find from Pliska.
The helmet, decorated with such fittings, could get to Bulgaria during the campaign of Prince Svyatoslav in 968–969, but later penetration unrelated to the Russian troops (druzhina) is not excluded, especially taken into account the rather wide spread of the helmets of this type in Eastern Europe.
The article is devoted to the detail of a helmet found in the ancient capital of Bulgaria, Pliska, when excavating the territory of the Inner city near the so-called “boyar’s dwelling” (fig. 1). The find is dated supposedly to the end of the 10th – the first half of the 11th centuries.
The fitting is in the form of a four-petalled rosette (3.1 × 3.1 cm) and it is cast of a copper-based alloy. In the center of the rossette is a conical spike, about 0.7 cm high. The outer surface of the fitting is covered with a floral pattern. A. N. Kirpichnikov defined similar cast fittings as overhead parts on the side plates of Type II helmets, distributed at the turn of the 1st and 2nd millennia AD in the territory of Ancient Russia,
Poland and Prussia. All side fittings known prior to A.N. Kirpichnikov’s publication were made of iron and on the front side they were covered with silver, laid on a specially prepared surface (fig. 2).
In total, it was possible to collect information on 25 finds of molded overhead fitting, which are divided into two variants (fig. 5). 22 items of the overlays of variant 2 fully coincide with the find from Pliska. In three cases, these plaques were found together with gilded helmets of a spherical shape, sometimes called helmets of the “type Black Grave” (fig. 3, 4). Helmets of this type appeared in the second half of the 10th
century and continued to exist in the 11th century, which coincides with the proposed dating of the find from Pliska.
The helmet, decorated with such fittings, could get to Bulgaria during the campaign of Prince Svyatoslav in 968–969, but later penetration unrelated to the Russian troops (druzhina) is not excluded, especially taken into account the rather wide spread of the helmets of this type in Eastern Europe.
The paper describes results of the radiocarbon dating of coal, residue encrustation on clay pots and calcinated human bones. To verify the data obtained, additional geochemical and archaeobotanical studies were carried out. The paper... more
The paper describes results of the radiocarbon dating of coal, residue encrustation on clay pots and calcinated human bones. To verify the data obtained, additional geochemical and archaeobotanical studies were carried out. The paper discusses limitations of dating human calcinated bones and a need to verity dating data with the use of residue encrustation.
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В статье описаны результаты исследования трех курганных насыпей с использованием электротомографии.
The article describes the result of burial mounds using electrical tomography.
The article describes the result of burial mounds using electrical tomography.
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The result of using the engineering geophysics during the excavation of mounds in archaeological complex Gnezdovo.
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Research Interests: Archaeology, History of Christianity, Material Culture Studies, Landscape Archaeology, Anthropology of Christianity, and 24 moreRussian Orthodox Church, Urbanism, Viking Studies, Viking Age Archaeology, Russian History, Old Rus', Byzantium, Identity, Vikings, Material Culture of the Viking age, Anglo-Saxons, Chamber Graves, Vikings in the East, Vikings in the East, Varangians, Old Rus', Varangians, Medieval Kiev, Early Medieval Period, Medieval Chernigov, Viking Burial Customs, Viking Age Weapons, Chernihiv, Christian Symbols, Urbanisation In Viking Age Scandinavia and Rus, and Viking Swords
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Сравнение результатов метода фотограмметрии и съемки тахеометром ландшафта в центральной курганной группе в Гнёздове.
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The article is devoted to the sword, found by V.A.Gorodtsov in 1902 during excavation of burial mound 1 of the cemetery at s. Mikhaylovskoe (Russia, Yaroslavl region), containing one of the richest burials. The present work describes the... more
The article is devoted to the sword, found by V.A.Gorodtsov in 1902 during excavation of burial mound 1 of the cemetery at s. Mikhaylovskoe (Russia, Yaroslavl region), containing one of the richest burials. The present work describes the unique design and technological features of the sword in detail. There is also a question of the correctness of metallographic analysis of the blade. The sword belongs to the rare type D by J.Petersen’s typology. Based on grave good’s analysis, the dating of the burial mound 1/1902 is confirmed to be the first half of the X century.
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The paper focuses on the recently found half-mask that was discovered near the village of Dibrovo (Donetsk reg., Ukraine). Most likely, this half-mask comes from a nomad burial, which also yielded a stirrup, a flint and a knife. The... more
The paper focuses on the recently found half-mask that was discovered near the village of Dibrovo (Donetsk reg., Ukraine). Most likely, this half-mask comes from a nomad burial, which also yielded a stirrup, a flint and a knife. The specific burial ritual (with armor placed into the grave) that came into practice in South-Rus’ steppes aſt er the Mongol invasion allows us to date this burial back to as early as the middle of the 13th century A. D. The half-mask found while excavating the stronghold of Old Rus’ town Vschizh (Bryansk reg., Russia) is also carefully considered within the framework of the paper. The report confi rmed the presupposed dating of the half-mask by the 12th century, which allows us to challenge the hypothesis about expansion of this protective element aſt er the Mongol invasion. It might be crucial to point out that due to the restoration and the X-ray fl uorescence analysis, the method of coating became clear — amalgamation by silver and gold covered with a net of lines. In the conclusion of the paper, aſt er consideration of all the fi ndings of half-masks known for today, on the basis of their morphological peculiarities and chronology, the authors put forward a hypothesis about existence of at least two regions that produced half-masks.
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The introduced fourth volume of our miscellany "Military Archaeology" (Acta Archaeologiae Militaris) contains articles that deal with a broad historical spectrum from the late laten epoch to modern history. Along with this it contains... more
The introduced fourth volume of our miscellany "Military Archaeology" (Acta Archaeologiae Militaris) contains articles that deal with a broad historical spectrum from the late laten epoch to modern history. Along with this it contains publications of materials from the Second Weaponry Conference of the Kulikovo field which was initiated by the Problems council "Military Archaeology" in 2014. The seminar "Military Archaeology" was created in 2001 at the Moscow Museum of Archaeology and was the first specialized military archaeology institution in Russia. Two years later it obtained the status of a Problems council at the State Historical Museum. Since 2015 our scientific group is under the aegis of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Science in the status of the scientific seminar "Military Archaeology".Since the creation of the seminar four miscellanies and two monographies were published. /
Представленный вашему вниманию четвертый выпуск сборника статей "Военная археология" (Acta Archaeologiae Militaris), содержит в себе работы, затрагивающие широкий исторический диапазон от эпохи «позднего латена» до Нового времени. Одновременно он является публикацией материалов второй оружиеведческой конференции на Куликовом поле, которая проводилась по инициативе Проблемного совета «Военная археология» в 2014 г.
Семинар «Военная археология» был создан в 2001 г. в рамках Музея археологии города Москвы и являлся первым в России специализированным военно-археологическим учреждением. Через два года он получил статус Проблемного совета при Государственном Историческом Музее. С 2015 г. наше научное объединение существует под эгидой Института археологии РАН в качестве научного семинара «Военная археология».
За годы существования семинара было подготовлено четыре сборника и две монографии.
Представленный вашему вниманию четвертый выпуск сборника статей "Военная археология" (Acta Archaeologiae Militaris), содержит в себе работы, затрагивающие широкий исторический диапазон от эпохи «позднего латена» до Нового времени. Одновременно он является публикацией материалов второй оружиеведческой конференции на Куликовом поле, которая проводилась по инициативе Проблемного совета «Военная археология» в 2014 г.
Семинар «Военная археология» был создан в 2001 г. в рамках Музея археологии города Москвы и являлся первым в России специализированным военно-археологическим учреждением. Через два года он получил статус Проблемного совета при Государственном Историческом Музее. С 2015 г. наше научное объединение существует под эгидой Института археологии РАН в качестве научного семинара «Военная археология».
За годы существования семинара было подготовлено четыре сборника и две монографии.
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Издание представляет собой сборник статей, посвященных итогам исследований последних лет Гнездовского археологического комплекса. Гнездовский археологическтй комплекс расположен недалеко от Смоленска и является одним из крупнейших... more
Издание представляет собой сборник статей, посвященных итогам исследований последних лет Гнездовского археологического комплекса. Гнездовский археологическтй комплекс расположен недалеко от Смоленска и является одним из крупнейших памятников эпохи образования Древнерусского государства, что обуславливает важность проблем, которые решаются на материалах памятника. Сборник вводит в научный оборот новые материалы, полученные в результате раскопок на территории пойменной части поселения, стационарное исследование которого было начато в 1999 г. Особое внимание уделяется вопросам реконструкции палеоэкономики, основаноом на анализе зерновых и остеологических материалов, а также исследованию палеоландшафта и палеоклиматических словий существования Гнездова
Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Geomorphology, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, and 17 moreEarly Medieval Archaeology, Early Medieval History, Medieval Archaeology, Viking Studies, Viking Age Archaeology, Old Rus', Archeologia, Vikings, Viking Age, Material Culture of the Viking age, Medieval Weapons and Equipment, Archéologie, Vikings in the East, Gnezdovo, Viking Age Weapons, Archeology, and Viking Swords
Сборник посвящен заслуженному сотруднику Исторического музея, ведущему специалисту по искусству малых форм Сибири эпохи неолита и бронзы - С.В. Студзицкой. Представленные в сборнике статьи посвящены изучению древнего искусства от... more
Сборник посвящен заслуженному сотруднику Исторического музея, ведущему специалисту по искусству малых форм Сибири эпохи неолита и бронзы - С.В. Студзицкой. Представленные в сборнике статьи посвящены изучению древнего искусства от предметов мелкой пластики до декоративно-прикладного искусства, начиная с эпохи неолита-энеолита до раннего средневековья. В научный оборот впервые вводятся новые находки археологических экспедиций ГИМ, а также предметы их фондов музея. Интерпретация их на современном уровне позволяет поставить ряд проблем межкультурного взаимодействия разных племен и народов, развития идеологических представлений в древности, социальной и культурной атрибуции отдельных комплексов.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Stone Age (Archaeology), Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Bronze Age Archaeology, Aegean Bronze Age (Bronze Age Archaeology), and 15 moreMiddle Stone Age (Archaeology), Late Bronze Age archaeology, Early Middle Ages (History), Bronze Age (Archaeology), Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Archeologia, Bronze Age, Middle Ages, Late Bronze Age, Medieval Weapons and Equipment, Archéologie, Jewelery, Viking Age Weapons, Archeology, and Viking Swords
Сборник научных трудов подготовлен к юбилею известного специалиста в области археологии средневековой Руси и хранителя археологических коллекций Н.Г. Недошивиной, работающей в Историческом музее более 55 лет. В нем впервые представлены... more
Сборник научных трудов подготовлен к юбилею известного специалиста в области археологии средневековой Руси и хранителя археологических коллекций Н.Г. Недошивиной, работающей в Историческом музее более 55 лет. В нем впервые представлены неизвестные ранее археологические памятники и категории материалов и предложены атрибуции выявленных в коллекциях предметов, дополняющих источниковую базу по периодам становления Древнерусского государства, его развития и более позднего времени. Авторами сборника, помимо сотрудников ГИМ, стали представители крупных научных организаций Москвы, С.-Петербурга, Пскова и Новгорода.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, and 14 moreViking Studies, Viking Age Archaeology, Old Rus', Viking Age Scandinavia, Vikings, Viking Age, Material Culture of the Viking age, Finno-Ugric studies, Vikings in the East, Gnezdovo, Viking Age Weapons, Archeology, Viking Swords, and Timerevo
Результаты исследования 3 курганных насыпей в Центральной и Днепровской курганных группах