Russian linguists and archeologists have deciphered text, written on a birchbank manuscript, which was found in Staraya Russa town of the Novgorod region and dates back to 14th century.
The manuscript, found earlier in July, contains information about salt collecting, which was one of the main occupations in Staraya Russa.
The manuscript, discovered in Staraya Russa, is the thousandth “message form the past”, found at Novgorod digging site since 1951. Archeologists continue digginds, hoping to find other interesting artifacts from ancient times.
Source: Science News
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Russian Archeologists Read Ancient Birchbark Manuscript
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Your comments
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Mike
: Well, um, what did the manuscript say? Would it have been too much trouble to include that in the article? Added: 28 July 2007 15:38 |
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Kizilova Anna
: The manuscript contains information about salt collecting, which was one of the main occupations in Staraya Russa. Best regards, Russia IC team Added: 30 July 2007 13:43 |
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Dave
: It looks like it is Runic (Viking writing). FYI, The term "The Rus" was used to refer to the Vikings by the Finnish. This is where russia gets its name. The Vikings that settled Russia were the master traders who started its civilization. Added: 09 December 2007 04:03 |
