Кілька епізодів урбаністичного розвитку Києва у X–XI ст. за археологічними джерелами
Several episodes of the urban development of Kyiv in X–XI centuries according to archaeological sources

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with several episodes from the early history of Kyiv. The first one touches upon the problem of the time and place of the origin of Kyiv as a city, as an administrative and religious centre with highly developed planning structure and fortification system. The next two episodes highlight the topography and the landscape of the biggest Kyiv parts – the Upper city and the Podil. Hydrology of the Podil became the subject of separate research. One of its’ main conclusions is that the Podil was an island in the early period of its history. Further episodes touch upon the archaeological fixation of the growth of the Kyiv territory and establishing the fortification constructions. Author analyses the burial grounds, which made this extension possible. The last episode is devoted to the key features of the development of Kyiv suburbs. The existing level of archaeological knowledge about the country seats of the princes, monasteries and villages allows the author to consider Kyiv as a medieval megalopolis.

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