In the center of Veliky Novgorod, the Troitsky excavation archaeologists found a bone the size 9×3 cm. It scratched inscription. It is reported by "Interfax" with reference to the Novgorod Museum reserve.
"Bony letter" were found in the cultural layer of the XIII century, but the exact Dating remains to be done. Researchers believe that bone is the edge of a large pet such as a horse or cow. Moreover, to have survived only a part of the "bone letters" in reality, it was more.
The inscription is in Cyrillic, but the text is not yet deciphered. The researchers believe that it was a tag from the furs.
800 years ago the Great Novgorod was active trade with Ugra. From the Northern Urals in the land were delivered to sable.
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Trinity site is located in the historical centre of Veliky Novgorod, near the Trinity Church, built in the XIV century. The first excavations started in the 70-ies of the last century. The thickness of the cultural layer here is about 6 meters. For half a century of research discovered hundreds of birch-bark manuscripts, jewelry, coins and other artifacts.
