Moscow, Nauka Publ. 1978. 236 p. (I) Moscow, Nauka Publ. 1982. 335c. (II). Veliky Novgorod - one of the largest economic, political and cultural centers of Ancient Russia - has long attracted the attention of historians. More than 100 years ago, the question was raised about the archaeological study of this city. Success in this work is associated with the development of Soviet archaeology, with the activities of corresponding members. Academy of Sciences of the USSR A.V. Artsikhovsky and his school. In terms of its scope, the excavations of Novgorod have no equal either in the USSR or abroad. These are the largest and best-placed studies of the medieval city, important for solving a variety of problems. The success of the Novgorod archaeological expedition, which was previously awarded the State Prize and is now awarded the highest award - the Lenin Prize, is due not so much to the (albeit important) circumstance that A.V. Artsikhovsky called a special archaeological happiness , but to the relatively good state of the cultural layer (perekopy make up only 2-3% of the studied area), but to the excellent the preservation of wood and other organic remains in it, and even not so much due to the fact that the high level of archaeological research methods was constantly improved from the very beginning, new methods of fixing, processing and preserving materials, their dating and scientific determination were developed. The main factor in the success of these works is the traditional research strategy that has already become traditional, in which excavations are not something self-sufficient, closed in the framework of special archaeological problems. The general understanding of the task and the program of excavations are determined by the needs of the historical study of our country. "Archeology is history armed with a shovel," said A.V. Artsikhovsky. These characteristic features of the expedition's works are reflected in the collections published under the editorship ... Read more