Kudryavtsev A.A.

Key words: locks, keys, lock details, Nerevsky excavation site, Novgorod, chronology.
The entire assemblage of the locks, lock details and keys from Nerevsky excavation site has been analyzed with regard to the typology introduced by B.A. Kolchin. The analysis has revealed certain discrepancies as to the time of use for some of the items and allows making their chronology more precise. The article describes some rare types of keys which were not included in B.A. Kolchin’s typology, and the lock details (latches) which have allowed identifying, with the help of West European analogies, the functional scheme of an allmetal dead lock