AGRICULTURE IN THE INTERFLUVE OF DNIESTER AND IKVA AT OLD RUSSIAN PERIOD ACCORDING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS

The article sums up the results of archaeological investigations settlements South Volyn (the territory around annalistic Danyliv town) and Western Podillia sites complex Zbruch cultural center, Terebovlia). Authors conducted generalization findings agriculture implements, white straw crops remains supplemented source base. During fortified at end 20th — beginning 21th centuries scientists discovered 64 metal objects connected with found 14 palaeoethnobotanical materials 11 (table 1; fig. 1). Functionally divide into tools land cultivating: tips on plowing (4), coulter (2) (fig. 2), hoes (3) shovels ironing (4) 3); for harvesting: sickles (33; 6) scythes (18; 7). Only one from is interest to statistics 2; 5).
 Agriculture analysis according process: cultivating preservation harvest processing. Plowing are represented by developed types maximally similar tusks. Findings coulters prove existence most efficient plough type plowing. Set ironings represents kitchen gardening horticulture.
 One full paleoethnobotanical spectrum region derived which helps characterize grain farming indicators resemble early Slavic. At same time capricious rather substantial that proves high level tillage.
 Presence an undoubted proof local agriculture. For preserving some special pits were used.
 survey concerned its level. Further thorough combined will give opportunity refine these conclusions place role in life ancient communities interfluve Dniester Ikva Old Russian period.