During the construction of the Moscow-Kazan highway, 11 ancient settlements and 370 artifacts were excavated.
The discovery was reported by the state-owned company Avtodor, which is completing construction of the M-12 toll road.
First settlement found Back in 2021, near Nizhny Novgorod. Having expanded the excavations to 9,000 square meters, archaeologists found the remains of 13 structures built 1,500 years BC, molded ceramics, bronze artifacts, and flint tools.
Among the most unusual finds were a leaf-shaped knife, fragments of an awl and a fishing hook.
Total on the territory The Nizhny Novgorod region found Ten ancient settlements and sites were discovered. Among them were arrowheads, spearheads, and axes dating back to 5,000 BC, as well as fragments of molded pots made without a potter's wheel.
Another settlement on an area of 30 thousand square meters found в TatarstanThe remains of houses, fragments of vessels and glazed ceramics from the 17th century, coins, pectoral crosses, buttons, arrowheads, bullet casings, bells, and gambling chips have been preserved here.
In total, according to Avtodor, during the construction of the M-12 there were researched The 100-square-meter site contains 25 archaeological sites and over 370 artifacts.
Photo: Avtodor State Company
