Department of Classical Archeology

The Classical Archaeology Sector, a specialized scientific division of the Institute of the History of the Material Culture (IIMK), was established in 1944 on the initiative of Professor V.D. Blavatsky, who became its first head. In subsequent years, the Sector, and then the Department of Classical Archaeology, were headed by N.I. Sokolsky, I.T. Kruglikova, and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences G.A. Koshelenko. Since 2007, the Department of Classical Archaeology has been headed by Doctor of Historical Sciences V.D. Kuznetsov.

Since its establishment, the Sector has had two objectives: large-scale fieldwork to study the monuments of classical civilization on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the creation of comprehensive studies on various aspects and problems of the history of classical society, the ancient states of the region, and their connections with the local population.

The sector's staff conducted archaeological excavations