Vladimir Yenukov

The issue addressed in the article is the existence in Romny culture of oblique palisades, a type of fortifi cations known from late medieval descriptions. The author argues against Yu.Yu. Morgunov’s critique of the hypothesis. The source base for the author’s argumentation comprises data from Rat’ hillfort as well as from Bolshoye Gornalskoye and Kapystichi. Rat’ revealed three obligatory elements of oblique palisade fortifi cations: rampart, fi ghting-platform and oblique palisade at the outer foot of the rampart. Only two of the above elements, the rampart and the palisade, can be indubitably identifi ed at Gornal’ and Kapystichi.