New Discoveries of Tatar Gravestones of the 15th–16th Centuries: their classification and specific features
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2023

The article presents new findings of Tatar tombstones from the period of the Kazan Khanate, discovered during epigraphic expeditions in the regions of Trans-Kama area in 2019 and 2022, as well as identified through archaeological research in Kazan over the last decade. A total of eleven stones of varying preservation, dated to the 15th–16th centuries, are presented. The paper includes the deciphering of the epitaph texts with translations into Russian, as well as the physical parameters and geoc