TOP-5 of the most interesting finds of Russian archaeologists in 2017:

TOP-5 of the most interesting finds of Russian archaeologists in 2017:

1. The Secret Chamber. A special room at the base of the Kitai-Gorod wall, opposite the church of St. John the Evangelist at Vyaz. When the defenders of the fortress of the times of Ivan the Terrible were in hearing, they could follow the enemy on the other side of the wall. Next to the secret room were found the stone core - the ammunition depot of medieval artillerymen.

1. Relics of the 12th century and treasures. On a hundred square meters of the Exchange Square this summer, archeologists and builders extracted from the ground five hundred thousand items, dating from the 12th century. At the exhibition in the Museum of Moscow you can see and treasures, as well as copper coins, ceramics and everyday objects of Muscovites of different ages. More than three coins of silver coins were found, copper ones - in the form of wallets and individual coins - much more. Discovered even a "peep" - a coin with a sharp edge, which was manipulated by a pickpocket in the XVIII century.

1. The Church of the Annunciation in Veliky Novgorod. In 2017, excavations of the temple were completed, which was built in 1103 by Prince Mstislav Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir Monomakh, and destroyed in the XIV century. Then it was resumed, after which it was once again destroyed in the war.

1. The mysterious Aleic. The object, which was the focus of attention in 2017, is the Aleyka-7 cemetery in the Kaliningrad region. It is a necropolis with 800 burials of the 4th-7th centuries, that is, the era of the migration of peoples and the very beginning of the Middle Ages.

1. Sword-kladenets from Gnezdovo. In 2017, archaeologists were waiting for a surprise - a sword, presumably dated to the X century. Such finds, as scientists say, have not been here for 30 years.