Late d'yakovo and post-d'yakovo sites in the Middle Oka region: specific features of topography and settlement systems

The paper examines sites dated to the late D'yakovo and post-D'yakovo period in the Middle Oka region (the stream section between the mouth of the Protva river and the Moskva river) from the point of view of their topography. Analysis of archival data enabled the author to single out several chronological groups of sites in this region dating to I millennium AD and determine a number of settlement system characteristics typical for that time. Location in the promontory was typical for unfortified settlements dating to I millennium whereas settlement in the low-lying flood-prone areas and location along the river were more frequent in the second half of I millennium. It should be noted that the number of known sites dating to the period from early I to the end of I millennium has increased.