A V Zinoviev
Biographic Data
| ID | 80380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A V Zinoviev |
| GIVEN NAMES | A V |
| FAMILY NAME | Zinoviev |
| SIGNATURE | ZINOVIEV A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tver State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8074-615X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Role of Hunting and Fishing in the Diet of Medieval Inhabitants of Tver (13th-16th Cent., Russia)
Elk in Medieval Towns of Rus'
Elk ( Alces alces ) was the largest wild ungulate available to the forest‐zone towns of medieval Rus', yet it rarely forms more than a trace component of urban faunal assemblages. Here I synthesize published zooarchaeological evidence from key towns (Novgorod and Tver) and comparative datasets from other Rus' urban sites to reassess elk's economic role. In medieval Novgorod, elk remains typically constitute ~0.2% of identified mammal bones, but t…
Fish and fishery in medieval Tver (13th–16th centuries, Russia)
When Synanthropic Birds Appeared in Medieval Novgorod the Great and Tver (Russia)
This study investigates the historical synanthropization of birds in medieval Novgorod and Tver (10th–15th centuries) through archaeological analysis of bird bones, revealing patterns of urban adaptation amid preservation challenges. Despite the poor recovery of avian remains, which biases assemblages due to postdepositional degradation, findings highlight early synanthropic integration: corvids (ravens, hooded crows, rooks, and jackdaws) and pig…
On the Discovery of a Fossil Seal Scapula in Ancient Panticapaeum (Crimean Peninsula)
This study reports the discovery of a fossilized left scapula of the extinct Miocene seal Cryptophoca maeotica within Hellenistic layers of Panticapaeum, an ancient Greek city on the Kerch Peninsula, Crimea. Excavated from a 4th‐century ad water cistern repurposed as a refuse deposit, the scapula represents a rare instance of fossil remains in an urban archaeological context. Morphological and biometric analyses, supported by the region's Miocene…
Zooarchaeology of Tver Kremlin (12th-18th centuries, Tver, Russia)
The paper is focused on the comparative zooarchaeological analysis of one of the Russian medieval strongholds. Animal bones originating from the sediments of the Tver stronghold (Tver Kremlin), accumulated over the period of its existence (12-18th centuries), are analysed. The composition and nature of the bones of animals from Tver Kremlin correspond in general to those from strongholds of other medieval cities of Russia's forest zone. The basic…
Black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius L.) in the archaeozoological context of the Savvatiev Pustyn', a medieval rural Russian monastery
Here we report a discovery of a bone of the black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius L.) in medieval layers of the rural Savvatiev Monastery (Tver Region, Russia). Deposited in the wooden house, presumably refectory, subfloor, the woodpecker's remains could be associated with an activity of the cat. A complex of bones, associated with the find, characterizes the place as a monastery
Study of the medieval domestic cats from Novgorod with reference to cats from medieval Tver (Russia; 10-14 centuries)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of cats in the medieval Russian cities of Novgorod and Tver (Russia). Based on the unique osteological collection of 251 feline bones from layers of 10-14 centuries AD, research revealed the prevalence of the "classical" slightly dolichocephalic animals of a smaller size compared to modern domestic cats. Larger specimens are rare, most likely representing wild cats or castrates
Comparative Craniometry of a Young Eurasian Beaver ( Castor fiber L.) from the Medieval Novgorod the Great (Russia)
The aim of this study was to investigate the unique find from medieval Novgorod the Great—an almost complete skull of a young Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.). Comparisons of the craniometry of this skull with the skulls of the autochthonous and reintroduced populations of beavers from the same and adjacent regions suggest that a type of large beaver once inhabited the Volkhov basin. Further studies are necessary to accept or reject this hypothe…
Leather straps with avian tarsometatarsi from the medieval Russia
The paper examines leather straps associated with avian bones from archaeological excavations in Medieval Russia. These leather straps, found attached to the tarsometatarsi of hunting birds, such as gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, goshawk and sparrowhawk, constitute components of falconry equipment. A leather strap, secured on the tarsometatarsus of a buzzard, indicates the use of this bird as a decoy during the training of hunting birds. The same i…
Study of the medieval dogs from novgorod, Russia (X-XIV century)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of dogs in medieval Novgorod. Based on the unique osteological collection of canine bones from layers of 10th to 14th centuries AD, research showed that the 'classical' medium-sized mesocephalic animals were the most widespread in the city in the discussed times. Well suitable for the alarm guarding, they were rarely used for food or skins. Smaller and larger specimens are rare and most likel…
A supernumerary permanent mandibular premolar of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) from the early medieval Novgorod, Russia
The aim of this study was to investigate a unique case of polydonty in wild boar from the early medieval Novgorod (second half of 11th century AD). The only preserved distal part of the right mandibular branch shows a rotated transitional permanent extra premolar between P3 and P4. This abnormality has the potential to serve as a territorially-based indicator of past wild boar populations. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Leather straps with avian tarsometatarsi from the medieval Russia
The paper examines leather straps associated with avian bones from archaeological excavations in Medieval Russia. These leather straps, found attached to the tarsometatarsi of hunting birds, such as gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, goshawk and sparrowhawk, constitute components of falconry equipment. A leather strap, secured on the tarsometatarsus of a buzzard, indicates the use of this bird as a decoy during the training of hunting birds. The same i…
Study of the medieval dogs from novgorod, Russia (X-XIV century)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of dogs in medieval Novgorod. Based on the unique osteological collection of canine bones from layers of 10th to 14th centuries AD, research showed that the 'classical' medium-sized mesocephalic animals were the most widespread in the city in the discussed times. Well suitable for the alarm guarding, they were rarely used for food or skins. Smaller and larger specimens are rare and most likel…
Zooarchaeology of Tver Kremlin (12th-18th centuries, Tver, Russia)
The paper is focused on the comparative zooarchaeological analysis of one of the Russian medieval strongholds. Animal bones originating from the sediments of the Tver stronghold (Tver Kremlin), accumulated over the period of its existence (12-18th centuries), are analysed. The composition and nature of the bones of animals from Tver Kremlin correspond in general to those from strongholds of other medieval cities of Russia's forest zone. The basic…
Study of the medieval domestic cats from Novgorod with reference to cats from medieval Tver (Russia; 10-14 centuries)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of cats in the medieval Russian cities of Novgorod and Tver (Russia). Based on the unique osteological collection of 251 feline bones from layers of 10-14 centuries AD, research revealed the prevalence of the "classical" slightly dolichocephalic animals of a smaller size compared to modern domestic cats. Larger specimens are rare, most likely representing wild cats or castrates
A supernumerary permanent mandibular premolar of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) from the early medieval Novgorod, Russia
The aim of this study was to investigate a unique case of polydonty in wild boar from the early medieval Novgorod (second half of 11th century AD). The only preserved distal part of the right mandibular branch shows a rotated transitional permanent extra premolar between P3 and P4. This abnormality has the potential to serve as a territorially-based indicator of past wild boar populations. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
A supernumerary permanent mandibular premolar of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) from the early medieval Novgorod, Russia
The aim of this study was to investigate a unique case of polydonty in wild boar from the early medieval Novgorod (second half of 11th century AD). The only preserved distal part of the right mandibular branch shows a rotated transitional permanent extra premolar between P3 and P4. This abnormality has the potential to serve as a territorially-based indicator of past wild boar populations. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Study of the medieval dogs from novgorod, Russia (X-XIV century)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of dogs in medieval Novgorod. Based on the unique osteological collection of canine bones from layers of 10th to 14th centuries AD, research showed that the 'classical' medium-sized mesocephalic animals were the most widespread in the city in the discussed times. Well suitable for the alarm guarding, they were rarely used for food or skins. Smaller and larger specimens are rare and most likel…
Leather straps with avian tarsometatarsi from the medieval Russia
The paper examines leather straps associated with avian bones from archaeological excavations in Medieval Russia. These leather straps, found attached to the tarsometatarsi of hunting birds, such as gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, goshawk and sparrowhawk, constitute components of falconry equipment. A leather strap, secured on the tarsometatarsus of a buzzard, indicates the use of this bird as a decoy during the training of hunting birds. The same i…
Comparative Craniometry of a Young Eurasian Beaver ( Castor fiber L.) from the Medieval Novgorod the Great (Russia)
The aim of this study was to investigate the unique find from medieval Novgorod the Great—an almost complete skull of a young Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.). Comparisons of the craniometry of this skull with the skulls of the autochthonous and reintroduced populations of beavers from the same and adjacent regions suggest that a type of large beaver once inhabited the Volkhov basin. Further studies are necessary to accept or reject this hypothe…
Study of the medieval domestic cats from Novgorod with reference to cats from medieval Tver (Russia; 10-14 centuries)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of cats in the medieval Russian cities of Novgorod and Tver (Russia). Based on the unique osteological collection of 251 feline bones from layers of 10-14 centuries AD, research revealed the prevalence of the "classical" slightly dolichocephalic animals of a smaller size compared to modern domestic cats. Larger specimens are rare, most likely representing wild cats or castrates
Black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius L.) in the archaeozoological context of the Savvatiev Pustyn', a medieval rural Russian monastery
Here we report a discovery of a bone of the black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius L.) in medieval layers of the rural Savvatiev Monastery (Tver Region, Russia). Deposited in the wooden house, presumably refectory, subfloor, the woodpecker's remains could be associated with an activity of the cat. A complex of bones, associated with the find, characterizes the place as a monastery
Zooarchaeology of Tver Kremlin (12th-18th centuries, Tver, Russia)
The paper is focused on the comparative zooarchaeological analysis of one of the Russian medieval strongholds. Animal bones originating from the sediments of the Tver stronghold (Tver Kremlin), accumulated over the period of its existence (12-18th centuries), are analysed. The composition and nature of the bones of animals from Tver Kremlin correspond in general to those from strongholds of other medieval cities of Russia's forest zone. The basic…
When Synanthropic Birds Appeared in Medieval Novgorod the Great and Tver (Russia)
This study investigates the historical synanthropization of birds in medieval Novgorod and Tver (10th–15th centuries) through archaeological analysis of bird bones, revealing patterns of urban adaptation amid preservation challenges. Despite the poor recovery of avian remains, which biases assemblages due to postdepositional degradation, findings highlight early synanthropic integration: corvids (ravens, hooded crows, rooks, and jackdaws) and pig…
On the Discovery of a Fossil Seal Scapula in Ancient Panticapaeum (Crimean Peninsula)
This study reports the discovery of a fossilized left scapula of the extinct Miocene seal Cryptophoca maeotica within Hellenistic layers of Panticapaeum, an ancient Greek city on the Kerch Peninsula, Crimea. Excavated from a 4th‐century ad water cistern repurposed as a refuse deposit, the scapula represents a rare instance of fossil remains in an urban archaeological context. Morphological and biometric analyses, supported by the region's Miocene…
The Role of Hunting and Fishing in the Diet of Medieval Inhabitants of Tver (13th-16th Cent., Russia)
Elk in Medieval Towns of Rus'
Elk ( Alces alces ) was the largest wild ungulate available to the forest‐zone towns of medieval Rus', yet it rarely forms more than a trace component of urban faunal assemblages. Here I synthesize published zooarchaeological evidence from key towns (Novgorod and Tver) and comparative datasets from other Rus' urban sites to reassess elk's economic role. In medieval Novgorod, elk remains typically constitute ~0.2% of identified mammal bones, but t…
Fish and fishery in medieval Tver (13th–16th centuries, Russia)
Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Zooarchaeology (4 works) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Osteology (3 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works)