Archaeology of Russia

Por-Bazhyn (Por-Bajin, Por-Bazhyng, , Tuvan: Пор-Бажың) is a ruined structure on a lake island high in the mountains of southern Tuva (Russian Federation). The name means "clay house" in Tuvan. Excavations suggest that it was built as a Uyghur palace in the 8th century AD, converted into a Manichaean monastery soon after, abandoned after a short occupation, and finally destroyed by an earthquake and subsequent fire. Its construction methods show that Por-Bazhyn was built within the Tang Chinese architectural tradition.

prehistoric cave site

right|thumb|The range of Saltovo-Mayaki culture marked in green. thumb|Saltovo-Mayaki belt decorations. thumb|Saltovo-Mayaki pottery. Saltovo-Mayaki, also known as Saltovo-Majaki or simply Saltiv, is the name given by archaeologists to the early medieval culture of the Pontic steppe region roughly between the Don and the Dnieper Rivers, flourishing roughly between the years of 700 and 950. The culture's type sites are Mayatskoye (aka Mayaki) near the Don and Verkhnii Saltiv by the Donets.

Greek inscription

dolmens found throughout the Caucasus Mountains

Archaeological sites in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

undeciphered script

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