Laboratory of Architectural Archaeology

The full name of the research unit is the "Laboratory of Architectural Archaeology and Interdisciplinary Study of Architectural Monuments." It was established at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2021 to conduct research under the grant "Pre-Mongolian Paintings of Novgorod: Archaeological Context and Natural Science Research (Frescoes of St. George's Cathedral of the Yuryev Monastery from Excavations in 2013–2020)."

The overall scientific problem underlying the project is aimed at a comprehensive interdisciplinary study of the St. George's Cathedral of the Yuryev Monastery in Veliky Novgorod—an outstanding monument of ancient Russian culture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The central objects of study will be the cathedral's frescoes, exceptional in their artistic quality and technique, dating from the first third of the 12th century. The material culture of the princely monastery, which includes architecture, monumental easel paintings (