The era of Kyivan Rus’ (12th – 13th centuries)
Nicholas Zharkikh
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Ancient Rus’ chronicles
Archaeology of the Middle Pobozhye
A certain mystery for our topic is a group of hillforts in the territory of modern Vinnytsia region, surveyed by P. I. Khavlyuk. [Khavlyuk P. I. Ancient Rus’ settlements on the Southern Bug. – «», K., Naukova Dumka, 1969, pp. 156 – 174].
Map of ancient settlements in Vinnytsia region
[Khavlyuk P. I. op. cit., p. 158]
A major step in studying the history of settlement of the middle Pobozhye region was made by Andriy Tomashevsky. [Tomashevsky A. An outline of the history and ecology of the settlement of Eastern Podillja in the Slavic-Rus’ era. – Archaeological Studies (Chernivtsi), 2003, , pp. 132 – 159; appendices (tables) are provided separately: Tomashevsky A. Informational basis for research into the history and ecology of settlement of Eastern Podillja during the Slavic-Rus’ era. – Archaeological Studies (Chernivtsi), 2008, , pp. 169 – 179].
Map of objects on Pobozhye
[Tomashevsky A. 2003, p. 136]
In short, studying the archaeology of these settlements can provide new data on the history of the region, in particular, to clarify the region’s relations with Kyivan Rus’, but so far we have more questions than answers.
Al-Idrisi Map
Conclusion: in ancient Rus’ times, the Boh and Pobozhye rivers played no role and were very little known.