Новое о селитроварении в Украине
New Facts on Saltpeter-Making in Ukraine
Author(s): Sergei A. Skoryi, Dmitry V. KaravaykoSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Economic history, Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Saltpeter-Making; Ukraine; Middle Ages; Poltava region
Summary/Abstract: The article publishes a unique complex of kilns dated by the late Middle Ages and meant for saltpeter-making, which is the main component of the black powder. The complex was studied by the authors in 2005-2006 within the western fortified section of the Belskoe settlement dated by the Scythian time (Dnieper’s forest-steppe left side, Vorskla River basin).The materials are considered in the context of available data, first of all, written records, telling about saltpeter-making in Ukraine, where one of the main centers of saltpeter-making was located in Poltava region in 16th-19th centuries.The archaeological evidence published here is a significant contribution to our knowledge of making such a strategic product as saltpeter.
Journal: Stratum plus. Археология и культурная антропология
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 311-326
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Russian
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