New Data on the Topography of the Selitrennoe Settlement

Abstract

The paper discusses the issues related to the topography of Selitrennoe settlement, which is the remains of the Golden Horde capital of Saray al-Jedid. A brief description of the works by F.V. Ballod and V.G. Rudakov concerned to the study of the topography and chronology of the monument is provided by the author. The information obtained in 2019–2020 in the course of archaeological studies in the territory of Selitrennoe village is presented, which complements and corrects the conclusions of the colleagues.

Keywords

• archaeology
• golden horde
• selitrennoe settlement
• saray al-jedid
• topography
• chronology
• necropolis
• ceramics