ARCHEOLOGISCHE VERKENNINGEN IN DE MONDING VAN DE NOORDELIJKE DVINA IN HET NOORDEN VAN RUSLAND

• Main Author: Hacquebord, Louwrens
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Dutch
• Published: Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie 2001
• Subjects: White Sea; dvina
• Online Access: http://rjh.ub.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36493

The delta of the Northem Dvina in the White Sea is a very young and dynamic area. It is formed in the tidal stretch of the river Dvina and is com­posed of same streams with sandy levees and floodplains consisting of clay and peat with mar­shes behind the levees. In the last two millennia, the area has been a junelian of migration and trade routes. Many cultures have passed through the delta during that period. In June 2000, an ar­chaeological survey was carried out to locate sites of archaeological interest in the southern part of the Dvina. This survey was preceded by historical and cartographical research in Dutch and Russian archives and libraries.