M.E.Tkachuk (Kishinev, Moldova). Gheorghiy Borisovich Fyodorov (1917 — 1992) .......... 7

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G.B.Fyodorov. Ethno-genesis of the Vlachs, Moldovans’ Ancestors, According to the Archaeological Data (Historiographical Aspect). .......... 14

Non-slavic origins

M.B.Shchukin (St-Petersburg, Russia). The Forgotten Bastarnae .......... 75
30 years of varangian discussion (1965 — 1995)
L.S.Klejn (St-Petersburg, Russia). Normanism — antinormanism: the end of the argument .......... 91
G.S.Lebedev (St-Petersburg, Russia). Varangica of the Issue-Oriented Seminars Conducted by Leo Klejn. A Thirty-Years Journey Towards the Unknown City on the Road ‘From the Varangians to the Greeks’ .......... 102
E.N.Nosov (St-Petersburg, Russia). Modern Findings Related To the Varangian Issue and Russian Historiographic Traditions .......... 112
H.Stang (Oslo, Norway). The Naming of Russia (Heruls version). Theses .......... 119
V.I.Kulakov (Moscow, Russia). The Baltic Version of Vikings’ Movement .......... 148
J.Callmer (Lund, Sweden — Berlin, Germany). The Earliest Archaeology of the Rus’ .......... 153
A.Stalsberg (Trondheim, Norway). Trade Utensils of Female Burials of the Viking Age. (Subjective Interpretation) .......... 158
N.I.Platonova (St-Petersburg, Russia). Treaties of Russia and Byzantine and the Social Upper Layer of the Russian Society of the X Century (Towards Formulation of the Problem) .......... 164
S.V.Tomsinski (St-Petersburg, Russia). Scandinavian Findings from Uglich Kremlin and the Legend of Uglich Foundation .......... 169

Theorems of Archaeology

M.A.Stegantsev (St-Petersburg, Russia). Linkages between coming in and going out of mass archaeological material. Examples of their use. .......... 179
A.L.Shpak (Kishinev, Moldova). The Mathematical Misanthropy. An Explanatory Note, Or A Biased Comment by a Dilettante .......... 208

Investigations and Publications

V.I.Kulakov (Moscow, Russia). Irzekapinis .......... 211
N.P.Telnov, R.A.Rabinovich (Kishinev, Moldova). The Settlement of Scoc. The Results of the Investigations in 1988 .......... 274

From Byzantine to the Steppe

O.A.Scheglova (St-Petersburg, Russia). Female Adornment from the Hoards of the «Antiquities of Antes»: Gothic Influence or Gothic Heritage? .......... 287
N.P.Telnov (Kishinev, Moldova). Eastern-Slavonic Antiquities of the VIII-X c. of the Region Between the Rivers Dniester and Prut .......... 313
P.P.Byrnea (Kishinev, Moldova). On the Urbanisation Process in the Dniester Region in the Early Middle Age Period .......... 328
S.S.Ryabtseva (St-Petersburg, Russia — Kishinev, Moldova). «Twins» or «Tweedledum and Tweedledee»? On Similarities and Differences Between «Wolyn’» and «Kama» Earrings .......... 338
R.A.Rabinovich (Kishinev, Moldova). Illusory Berlad: About Authenticity Of a Distortion .......... 357
N.D.Russev (Kishinev, Moldova). Moldavia in «Dark Ages»: Materials for Understanding Cultural and Historical Processes .......... 379
L.S.Geraskova (Kiev, Ukraine— Bucarest, Romania). The New Data in Study of Monumental Sculpture of Medieval Nomads .......... 408
V.G.Kotov (Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia). About an Archaeological Illustration to the Bashkirian Epos «Aldar and Zuhra» .......... 431

Modern Antiquity

A.O.Dobroljubski (Odessa, Ukraine). Odessa: Archaeology of Name .......... 445

Cultural Provocation

Editorial. Welcome to Complain About the «Digging the Sacred Text», or Why This Article is Published .......... 455
S.E.Ehrlich (St-Petersburg, Russia). The Russia of Wizards — 2 («Digging» the Sacred Text) .......... 469

New old books

L.A.Mosionjnic (Kishinev, Moldova). Eternal Returns of the Myth .......... 500

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......... 515

Call for Papers .......... 519