Archaeological studies conducted by the humanitarian research institute of PFRC UB RAS

Abstract

The article describes the results of field and desk research of the Department of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Humanitarian Research Institute of PFRC UB RAS at the present stage, it analyzes the directions and topics of the conducted research. Of special interest is the study of the Rozhdestvenskiy archaeological complex - the city of Afkul dating back to
the X–XIV centuries, which is a part of the social and economic zone of Volga Bulgaria. The high level of development of metallurgical craft in the spheres of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy is noted. The most important and exciting discovery of recent years has been the study of a coppersmith’s workshop, which is the only one found in the archaeological sites of medieval times in the Volga-Kama region. Brief results are given of the Plotnikovo burial ground studies reflecting the process of ethnogenesis of Komi-Permyaks. The archaeological materials reveal direct links with the region of Novgorodchina. The results of the Ugorian epoch studies in Prikamye region are considered, the main results of the Bayanovo burial ground studies are described. The conclusions are drawn about the originality of medieval Prikamye jewellery working.
The research has been carried out on the period of Russian colonization. The results are presented of complex historical and linguistic studies aimed at identifying the ancient water-drawn system in Perm Prikamye and the ways of penetration of the old Russian population into the region