The Street Network Composition and the Evolution of Street Paving in the Lyudin End of Novgorod (according to the Troitsky Excavation Data)
The pavements of three medieval streets (Proboynaya, Chernitsyna and Yarysheva) disclosed in the course of long-term archaeological research on the territory of the Lyudin End, are a valuable source for the study of the street network of the medieval Novgorod formation and development. As far as medieval streets, studied on the Troitsky excavation site, were disclosed as separate segments on the square of nine independent excavations for the past 23 field seasons (1976-1998), the primary objective of the work was the implementation of the consolidated aromalogy of street pavement. The undertaken study is based on an integrated analysis of stratigraphic, planigraphic and dendrochronological data. The information obtained on planigraphy and chronology of each street pavement resulted in their comparative analysis, which highlights common and independent phases of street paving, their chronological and structural features were also mapped. The work resulted in the conclusion related to the composition and evolution of the street network of Lyudin End in medieval Novgorod for a substantial time interval from the 30ies of the 10th century to the mid 15th century