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The Slavonic Antiquity
http://slavonicweb.chat.ru/links.htm
Collection of archaeological and other topical papers on Ancient Slavonic Culture.
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 Golden Deer of Eurasia
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Golden%20Deer/golden_deer_more.asp
The Metropolitan Museum presents some 200 examples of early nomadic Eurasian art, ornately carved and covered in gold, discovered in excavation on the Russian Steppes.
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.
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.
Rock Carvings of Russian Karelia
http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/janik/index.html
The project started in 2002 and is a part of a wider study concerned with understanding the art of prehistoric fisher-gatherer-hunters in Northern Europe.
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.
Middle and Late Pleistocene Investigations of Myshtulagty Lagat (Weasel Cave) North Ossetia
http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/hidjrati/
Myshtulagty Lagat is the first stratified Paleolithic cave from north-central Caucasus.
Journal Review: Russian Archaeology (Rossiiskaia Arkheologiia)
http://www.athenapub.com/rusarch1.htm
Article outlining some of the topics in "The Archaeology of Medieval Moscow: Recent Explorations (1980-1990s)" by L.A. Beliaev and A.G. Veksler.
Ice Maiden Triggers Mother of All Disputes in Siberia
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.
Hsiung-nu: Huns of Asia
From the Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences. Archaeological investigations into the material and economic culture of the Huns.
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.
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.
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.
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1097
Description and justification for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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.
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.
Archaeology of the Hsiung-nu in Russia
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/minyaev1.shtml
New discoveries and some problems. Article by S. Minyaev.
'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.