MATERIALS OF EXCAVATION XLVII AT BOLNICHNY BUGOR OF SELITRENNOE SETTLEMENT (2014-2016)
The article features a description of the results of studies conducted at Bolnichny Bugor of Selitrennoe settlement. Bolnichny Bugor is known for the fact that it previously accommodated a salpeter plant and a fortress of Slitryany town constructed in the first years of the 18<sup>th</sup> century. The fortress was built with the use of bricks dating back to the Golden Horde period collected at the construction site. The tree-year study of this urban was conducted by the archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov and the Mari State University. The article presents the history of the archaeological study of Bolnichny Bugor and a brief description of all the excavations. A review of the results of archaeological studies conducted in this area in 2014-2016 contains a description of buildings and structures discovered in excavation XLVII. The author also provides the characteristics of materials revealed at the excavations. The remains of the 18<sup>th</sup> century fortress were not discovered in the course of excavations at Bolnichny Bugor, and only the remains of brick structures of the Golden Horde period, dismantled during the construction of the fortress, were explored.