Report on 2008 Archaeological Excavations at Artema Street, Kyiv

A 2008 excavation report from the Starokyivska expedition of the Institute of Archaeology, NAS of Ukraine. The report details findings from a site on Artema Street, Kyiv, including evidence of an 11th-century bronze casting workshop. It describes objects and a large number of ceramic crucible fragments associated with the production of large bronze items like bells and boilers.

Use Cases

• Study medieval bronze casting techniques based on the described crucible fragments and waste materials.
• Analyze the spatial organization of hazardous industries in medieval Kyiv based on the workshop's location outside city fortifications.
• Research the scale and types of bronze products (e.g., bells, boilers) manufactured in early urban centers.
• Examine ceramic technology for metalworking through the described crucible fragments.

Strengths

• Report is authored by a recognized archaeological institution (Starokyivska expedition, Institute of Archaeology NAS of Ukraine).
• Description provides specific temporal context (first half of the 11th century) and location (Artema St., Kyiv).
• File size is 15.8 MB, indicating a substantial document.

Limitations

• The dataset consists of a PDF report; structured data like column names and row counts are unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update date is listed as 2026-05-31, which may be a placeholder.

Provenance

Source

Starokyivska expedition, Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Collection Method

Archaeological excavation and analysis.

Time Range

2008 (excavation year), findings from the first half of the 11th century.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 04:58:03

Geography

Artema Street, Kyiv, Ukraine.