Rus' settlements

human settlement in Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

thumb|250px|The site of Blue Stone (Russia)|an ancient Meryan sanctuary in Zalesye Zalesye (, area beyond the forest) or Opolye (, area in the fields) is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As the kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.

thumb|Archaeological artefacts from Gnezdovo kurgans thumb|Amphora with Cyrillic inscription thumb|Byzantine coins and Scandinavian jewellery from Gnezdovo Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo () is an archeological site located near the village of Gnyozdovo in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. The site contains extensive remains of a Slavic-Varangian settlement that flourished in the 10th century as a major trade station on the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks.

medieval fortified settlement

Timerevo (, ) is an archaeological site near the village of Bolshoe Timeryovo, seven kilometers southwest of Yaroslavl, Russia, which yielded the largest deposits of early medieval Arabic coins in Northern Europe.