Материалы рубрики «Archaeology»
About the History of Expeditions in Russia and Dramatic Events That Followed
Marking the 175th birth anniversary of the late president of the Russian Academy of Sciences A. P. Karpinsky
Scientific Russia continues publishing a series of articles dedicated to the natural wealth of Karelia and development of science in the region. Today we will introduce the unique Karelian petroglyphs – the UNESCO world heritage sites
This event marked the beginning of deciphering the ancient Persian cuneiform script
There are so countless legends around the tomb of one of the most famous Egyptian kings. For some legends, a scientific explanation has yet to be found, while others are completely absurd…
On August 21, 1954, the first primary diamond deposit – a kimberlite pipe later named “Zarnitsa” (“Heat Lightning”) — was discovered in Yakutia
On July 26, archaeologists celebrate Birch Bark Day
On July 15, 1799, a French officer involved in enhancing defenses of a fort noticed a black stone with an inscription in three languages. The artifact – the Rosetta Stone – would become responsible for the emergence of Egyptology
On July 5th, 1881, Egyptologist Emil Brugsch discovered an ancient Egyptian tomb with graves of pharaohs
Arctic rotifers lived and even started breeding after being frozen in permafrost for some 24,000 years. What else was found by scientists in ice and permafrost
The participants of the press tour to Crimea, organized in Year of Science and Technology, walked the route of the future tour of a unique cave near Simferopol
The Bronze Age was a long and important period in the history of humanity, which initiated interactions among people with different cultural traditions
On April 2nd, an online press conference of head of the RAS Alexander Mikhaylovich Sergeev and head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aysen Sergeyevich Nikolayev was held
Online press conference: The Russian Academy of Sciences and the Scientific and Technological Future of Yakutia