The find of a medieval casket from the second half of the 14th - the middle of the 15th centuries: research and modeling experience

Remains of a wooden casket with an internal deadlock, a lid hinge and iron plates(four corner plates and six flat plates) were found lying on the floor of a household structureat a medieval homestead located in the suburbs of Yelets. It is a rare find. The preservationof the recorded components in situ and wood remains in the form of a humus layer enabledthe researchers to make conclusions about its design, size and position after the basementwas filled up with soil. To reconstruct the casket, a high-precision 3D model was created.The photogrammetry method was used for this purpose. The modeling results providedan opportunity to establish characteristics of the casket: its size was 270 х 420 х 210 mm,the thickness of the walls and the lid was 20 mm. It has been established that its size isconsistent with Russian measures of length. Further finds of similar plates in situ will makeit possible to forecast new possible finds of medieval caskets.