Imitation/Reconstruction of an Early Medieval Dwelling in the Western Amur Basin

Imitation/Reconstruction of an Early Medieval Dwelling in the Western Amur Basin

S.P. Nesterov, V.P. Mylnikov, D.P. Volkov, and B.V. Naumchenko.

The article presents the imitation/reconstruction of an early-medieval dwelling. It was built to actual size using the plan of dwelling No. 5 from the Mikhailovskoye fortifi ed settlement at the Zavitaya River, in the Amur Region. A detailed description of the construction and assembly of individual units of frame-and-pillar structure is provided. The problems associated with the functioning of the dwelling in different seasons are discussed.

Keywords: reconstruction, Early Middle Ages, western Amur basin, experiment