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The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of Russia through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).

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Resources in This Category

• 'New World' Link to Arctic Find

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3361925.stm
  From BBC, a 30,000-old site found in Arctic Siberia may have been home to the first Americans' ancestors.

• Archaeology of the Hsiung-nu in Russia

  http://www.silk-road.com/artl/minyaev1.shtml
  New discoveries and some problems. Article by S. Minyaev.

• Bibliography of Khazar Studies- Archaeology

  http://www.khazaria.com/khazar-biblio/sec3.html
  A bibliography of papers, articles, and books in several languages including English and Russian pertaining to Khazar archaeology.

• Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands

  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/632
  Description of these islands in the north of Russia which are now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent

  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1097
  Description and justification for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin

  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/980/
  Provides information on the only surviving Tatar fortress in Russia, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/604
  Provides information on the medieval monuments and 14th-century frescoes at Novgorod, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl

  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1170
  Description and justification for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

• Hsiung-nu: Huns of Asia

  http://hsiungnu.chat.ru/
  From the Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences. Archaeological investigations into the material and economic culture of the Huns.

• Ice Maiden Triggers Mother of All Disputes in Siberia

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1459530/Ice-Maiden-triggers-mother-of-all-disputes-in-Siberia.html
  From the Daily Telegraph, local officials want a 2,500-year-old mummy, found by Russian archaeologists 11 years ago and being studied in the Siberian capital of Novosibirsk, to be reinterred without delay.

• Rock Art in Russian Far East and in Siberia

  http://www.rupestre.net/tracce/rusfra.html
  Brief overview of petroglyphs found in these regions. Includes illustrations and bibliography.

• Russian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Birch-barks

  http://en.rian.ru/science/20050819/41190073.html
  From RIA Novosti, achaeologists have discovered two profanity-inscribed ancient birch bark pieces in Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia.

• Sintashta-Arcaim Culture

  http://www.csen.org/koryakova2/Korya.Sin.Ark.html
  Within the last decade, two additional, and yet more ancient cultures, Petrovka and Sintashta, were discovered in Eurasia that have several characteristics in common.

• The Khazar Fortress of Sarkel

  http://www.khazaria.com/sarkel.html
  Site located near the Don River, constructed in the 830s CE by a joint team of Greek and Khazar architects. Images, maps, and articles.

• The Slavonic Antiquity

  http://slavonicweb.chat.ru/links.htm
  Collection of archaeological and other topical papers on Ancient Slavonic Culture.

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