The seal was discovered during the excavations carried out as part of the construction of the shelter and education building of the Oleksandr Tsinkalovsky High School. Details of the historical find – read in the material 24 Channels.

The seal depicts St. John the Baptist and has a flowery cross on the back.

A customs seal of the Kievan Rus’ was found in Volyn. It is stated that it was made at the beginning of the XI-XII centuries, it belongs to the “Dorogychyn type”.

A customs seal from the time of the Kievan Rus was found in Volyn / Photo by Viktor Chukhrai

The historical find was made during the excavations of the “Apostolshchyna” road, which was carried out as part of the construction of the shelter and educational building of the Oleksandr Tsinkalovsky High School. The seal depicts John the Baptist and has a flowered cross on the reverse.

The artifact was found during the excavations of the “Apostolshchyna” road / Photo by Viktor Chukhray

The thing is miniature, only 13×10 millimeters in diameter, such hanging seals have a similar iconography, but much larger and larger,
– said the archaeologist.

Unfortunately, it is currently unknown to which monarch the seal belongs. However, Viktor Bayuk noted that the excavations have become the most comprehensive archaeological research of Prince Volodymyr in all history.

In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, archaeologists found the bone of a primitive animal.

• In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, archaeologists found the remains of a primitive animal on the territory of the national reserve “Davnii Halych”. This was reported by Volodymyr Oliynyk, the manager of the reserve.
• To determine the type of animal, archaeologists will turn to experts and conduct a carbon analysis. However, it can be said with certainty that the bones found do not belong to a domestic animal.
• The reserve’s manager assumes it could be a mammoth, but the information needs to be verified by relevant experts. The large bone is very fragile, so when it was removed it broke into two pieces.