Athena Review 1,3: Russian Archaeology __ "Excavations in Moscow are changing the way history thinks about medieval Russia." - photo - From Athena Review - http://www.athenapub.com/rusarch1.htm

Excavations in Daghestan __ This website is a brief description of two seasons of excavation which took place in Daghestan in 1994 and 1995 at the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age site of Velikent - illustrated - From UC Berkeley - http://sscl.berkeley.edu/arf/newsletter/3.2/daghestan.html

The Joint Archaeological Excavation, Azov, Russia __ Read about the Joint Scandinavian-Russian Azov Archaeological Excavation. You will find seasonal reports and a general overview. - illustrated - From - The Thor Heyerdahl Research Centre - http://www.thorheyerdahl.org/projects/azov2002.html

The Khazar Fortress of Sarkel __ "Of all of the excavated Khazarian cities, the one which provided the richest material remains was Sarkel, which was flooded in 1952 upon the completion of the new Tsimlyansky Reservoir. Archaeological work at the Sarkel site was never fully completed, and it is not possible to conduct further studies." But a lot had been discovered before the work stopped. There is a lot of material to cover. - illustrated - By Kevin Brook - http://www.khazaria.com/sarkel.html

 
The Khazaria Info Center - Khazars, Khazar,... __ About the 10th century civilization known as the Khazars. "The Khazars had built a Jewish empire in the heart of the Black Sea region." - photos - By the Kazar Information Center - http://www.khazaria.com/

Maritime Archaeology in Russia __ "The first underwater archaeological works in Russia started in the beginning of our century. In this time an ancient harbour was investigated at Feodosia, at the Black Sea, as well as a post-medieval boat in the northern part of Chudskoe Lake. But those were only the first experiences from land archaeologists in a water environment." You will find a discussion of the problems and history of underwater archaeology in the Black Sea, from Peter Sorokin of the Russian Academy of Science. - From Petr Sorokin - http://www.abc.se/~m10354/mar/rus-arch.htm

 
  
Saint George Russian-American Archaeological Program __ Learn about archaeological research in the Caucasus Mountains - illustrated - by SGRAPP - http://www.acs.appstate.edu/dept/anthro/russia.html

The Slovetsky Archipelago __ "The first inhabitants left numerous material traces, including so-called "labyrinths", stone mounds, and various other configurations of stone. A large number of such sites are scattered all over the archipelago, especially on Anzer and Big Zayatsky (Hare) islands. Their origins are still uncertain." You will find a good history and excellent articles. - illustrated - By Marina Kouleshova - http://whc.unesco.org/whreview/article6.html

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