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Issue 92
HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY
UDK: 902/904
THE MOUNTAIN WALL “DAG-BARY”: FROM PIRMESHKI SETTLEMENT TO FORT
The work presented in the article was carried out as part of the study of the fortification system of the Mountain Wall (Dag-bar), which was an integral part of the Derbent defensive complex erected under the reign of Shahanshah Khosrow I Anushirvan (531-579) in the late 560s. This article is devoted to the results of archaeological research carried out on a 1.5-kilometer section from the Pyrmeshki settlement and Fort 5 to Fort 6, located on the nameless peak of the Jalghan ridge. As a result of these works, the ruins of the Mountain Wall were visually studied, two tower ledges, two passages through the wall and the remains of roads were identified. Fort 6, judging by the remains of the walls, had a rectangular shape with angular round blind towers with a diameter of about 4 m. The internal dimensions of the fort are about 27.3?14.3 m with a walls thickness of 2 m and a preserved height of up to 3 m, as established by a stratigraphic pit. These parameters are very similar to the fort dimensions of the Mountain wall, which have better preserved. The revealed remains of the walls have the same constructive features as other fortifications of the Derbent defensive complex - double-shelled dry masonry of slabs with backfilling of lime mortar. The complex of ceramic ware, presented in the cultural layers of the dig, belongs to the VI - early XIII c. As a result of the work carried out along the ruins of this section of the Mountain Wall and in the area of Fort 6, 27 rainwater catchment holes were identified, dug in clay soil and providing garrisons with water.
Pages: 39 - 59
Date: 28.03.2024