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<< Our Photo Pages >> Staraya Ladoga - Barrow Cemetery in Russia

Submitted by Jonik on Wednesday, 30 August 2017  Page Views: 2107

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Staraya Ladoga
Country: Russia Type: Barrow Cemetery

Latitude: 60.012050N  Longitude: 32.301350E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : A view of the biggest burial mound, which is the one nearest to the road. The climb to the top is relatively more difficult than the comparable Borre mounds in Norway due to its steep sides. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Staraya Ladoga is a remarkable place. Here is the Aldeigjuborg of Norse fame, the settlement on the western side of the Volkhov river that provided the Swedish Vikings - the Varangian Rus who gave their name to Russia - with the gateway to the Russian river system and ultimately Constantinople. Today a number of large burial mounds, or "Sopki", survive, hulking high over the Volkhov around the point where it meets the smaller Ladozkha before sweeping down into Lake Ladoga, Europe's largest lake.

Dendrochronology dates the first settlement to 753, and the fabled Varangian leader Rurik is said to have made it his capital in 862. He may even be buried in one of the tumuli. Archaeologists say 90-95 percent of the Arabic coins found in Sweden will have passed through Staraya Ladoga.

The village is about 120km east of St Petersburg and can be reached from there by a combination of bus and train. It is also a very straightforward drive of just over two hours.

The three famous large mounds will not be missed because they sit alongside the road through the town, just to the north. There is a sign at the entrance to the site dating them from the 8th to 10th centuries. During the earlier part of that time this was the biggest trading centre in eastern Europe, archaeologists say. Standing on those mounds today, other tumuli can be made out along the riverbank in both directions, and at least one sits next to the village's fortress to the south and is easily accessible. I have yet to find a reliable estimate of their number but am sure that travellers with time to spend will discover much to explore and to delight them here. There is also a museum with finds from the period for those who arrive with time to visit.

Staraya Ladoga is a rare and fascinating place. Anyone with a lively interest in the Viking age will find this settlement with its barrows standing like sentinels above the river to be as significant, thought-provoking, emotive and beautiful as Borre, Lindholm Hoje or Lindisfarne. It is worth taking trouble to see.
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Staraya Ladoga, Russia
Staraya Ladoga, Russia submitted by Jonik : Staraya Ladoga, Russia. View south along the Volkhov from the main mounds. Another mound is clearly visible to the right of the onion-domed church. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : Looking from one of the mounds to another. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : A mound in the territory of Staraya Ladoga's fortress at what appears to be the far south of the riverside tumulus site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : View of one of the two smaller mounds. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : A 10 rouble coin on one of the three stones at the base of the biggest mound for scale. The coin measures a couple of centimetres across.

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : At least three large stones lie at the base of the biggest mound.

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : View north from the main mounds. Other burials can be seen in this picture along the Volkhov's banks.

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : Looking from the mounds south up the Volkhov river. To the far right more mounds are visible before the onion-domed church. There is at least one other accessible mound by the fortress with its towers in the far distance.

Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga submitted by Jonik : The entrance to the mound site, showing three large and accessible tumuli.

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