Where Mud Is Archaeological Gold, Russian History Grew on Trees DAVID M. HERSZENHORN More than 1,000 birch-bark documents have been uncovered after being preserved for hundreds of years in the magical mud of Veliky Novgorod. October 19, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wq5tR4 http://nyti.ms/1CDsUXj The New York Times World Archaeology, Middle Ages (Historical Period)

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1wq5tR4 Where Mud Is Archaeological Gold, Russian History Grew on Trees October 19, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1CDsUXj The New York Times