Місто: історія, культура, суспільство (Oct 2017)

BATH-HOUSES IN THE PLANNING STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT KYIV-PODIL

  • Serhiy Taranenko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15407/mics2016.01.129
Journal volume & issue
no. 1

Abstract

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The article presents archaeologically fixed objects of wooden architecture of ancient times in Podil Kyiv, which scientists first interpreted as baths. Although there have been attempts in the national scientific literature to interpret the structures as baths (a monumental stone building of the XI century in the yard of the Kyiv Metropolitan, a wooden structure on the site 34 in Petrovsky's estate), first, these interpretations provoked debates. Secondly, they involved data only from Upper Kyiv - there was no case of identifying as a bath an archaeologically fixed object of wooden architecture in Podil. In the article, based on the analysis of available written, ethnographic and archaeological sources, the author proves the possibility of the existence of similar structures in the largest area of ​​Ancient Kyiv. The author addresses several issues regarding the mass development and planning structure of the ancient Russian hem. The first is the selection of more than 300 fixed objects of wooden architecture of this period, actually a bath. In doing so, it is proposed to use the technique of Khoroshov, which he proposed and implemented at the excavations of Ancient Novgorod. The second question concerns the revision and re-interpretation of the functional purpose of the investigated objects of ancient Russian architectural architecture recorded at the hem of Kyiv. Three buildings of the XII century are presented for consideration. (building No. 4, Obolonskaya St., 4, 1989, building No. 1, Pochayninska St., 27/44, 2003, building No. 8, Nizhniy Val St., 43, 1989), which the author proposes considered as baths that were part of the city planning structure. The author states that confirmation of the existence of bath-houses will allow to investigate the objects related to hygiene in the Old Rus and to expand not only the life of ancient Kyiv significantly. Also, it will be possible to make adjustments to the general reconstructions of the ordinary old-Russian manor and quarter.

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