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The Slavonic Antiquity

http://slavonicweb.chat.ru/links.htm

Collection of archaeological and other topical papers on Ancient Slavonic Culture.

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The Khazar Fortress of Sarkel

http://www.khazaria.com/sarkel.html

Site located near the Don River, constructed in the 830s CE by a joint team of Greek and Khazar architects. Images, maps, and articles.

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The Golden Deer of Eurasia

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Golden%20Deer/golden_deer_more.asp

The Metropolitan Museum presents some 200 examples of early nomadic Eurasian art, ornately carved and covered in gold, discovered in excavation on the Russian Steppes.

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Sintashta-Arcaim Culture

http://www.csen.org/koryakova2/Korya.Sin.Ark.html

Within the last decade, two additional, and yet more ancient cultures, Petrovka and Sintashta, were discovered in Eurasia that have several characteristics in common.

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Russian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Birch-barks

http://en.rian.ru/science/20050819/41190073.html

From RIA Novosti, achaeologists have discovered two profanity-inscribed ancient birch bark pieces in Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia.

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Rock Carvings of Russian Karelia

http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/janik/index.html

The project started in 2002 and is a part of a wider study concerned with understanding the art of prehistoric fisher-gatherer-hunters in Northern Europe.

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Rock Art in Russian Far East and in Siberia

http://www.rupestre.net/tracce/rusfra.html

Brief overview of petroglyphs found in these regions. Includes illustrations and bibliography.

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Journal Review: Russian Archaeology (Rossiiskaia Arkheologiia)

http://www.athenapub.com/rusarch1.htm

Article outlining some of the topics in "The Archaeology of Medieval Moscow: Recent Explorations (1980-1990s)" by L.A. Beliaev and A.G. Veksler.

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Ice Maiden Triggers Mother of All Disputes in Siberia

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1459530/Ice-Maiden-triggers-mother-of-all-disputes-in-Siberia.html

From the Daily Telegraph, local officials want a 2,500-year-old mummy, found by Russian archaeologists 11 years ago and being studied in the Siberian capital of Novosibirsk, to be reinterred without delay.

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Hsiung-nu: Huns of Asia

http://hsiungnu.chat.ru/

From the Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences. Archaeological investigations into the material and economic culture of the Huns.

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Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1170

Description and justification for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/604

Provides information on the medieval monuments and 14th-century frescoes at Novgorod, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/980/

Provides information on the only surviving Tatar fortress in Russia, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1097

Description and justification for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/632

Description of these islands in the north of Russia which are now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Bibliography of Khazar Studies- Archaeology

http://www.khazaria.com/khazar-biblio/sec3.html

A bibliography of papers, articles, and books in several languages including English and Russian pertaining to Khazar archaeology.

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'New World' Link to Arctic Find

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3361925.stm

From BBC, a 30,000-old site found in Arctic Siberia may have been home to the first Americans' ancestors.

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