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Ukrainian archaeology
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Texty: Russian museums refuse to return 110,000 Ukrainian looted treasures
Two of Russia's most prominent museums are home to over 110,000 artifacts looted from Ukraine since imperial times, finds a Ukrainian investigation. In reality, the number is higher, as the museums obscure the origins of the artifacts.
Sensational archaeological find uncovers “Ukrainian Stonehenge” in eastern Ukraine
There are numerous kurgans scattered throughout eastern and southern Ukraine and archaeologists and historians are worried that, in…
Remarkable find near Khortytsia. Underwater archaeologists raise ancient Cossack gun carriage to surface
“Our archaeologists have found an iron-bound cannon carriage (a special mobile unit used to transport an artillery piece)…
Sensational find on Khortytsia reveals the remains of an 18th century Cossack encampment
“Here we can see the upper layers covered with soot, which indicates a fire was lit in the…
Sensational find in Khortytsia as archeological team uncovers deep grave of Scythian warrior
The entrance to the three-meter-deep catacomb was buried under a large number of heavy granite boulders. The archeologists…
Gilded Scythian sword found on Mount Mamai in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Further excavation revealed two graves – a larger central burial pit and a smaller one. At first, the…
Remnants of a 12th century unique medieval fortification wall discovered in Kyiv
Serhii Taranenko, Head of the Scientific and Research Department of Archaeology at the Kyiv-Pechersk Preserve, told BBC Ukraine…
900-year-old relic found under church floor in Busk, Lviv Oblast
Engolpions* appeared in Kyivan Rus during the expansion of Christianity. The relics of saints or other sacred things…
Ukrainian Parliament backs idea of creating museum on Kyivan Rus archeology site
The Ukrainian parliament has backed Kyiv urban activists and archaeologists in a conflict between them and the city…
Activists fight back against decision of Kyiv authorities to build shopping mall on Kyivan Rus archaeology site
The Kyiv city council’s new decision claims to “guarantee the preservation of the artifacts, which were found during the archaeological…
New dig in Chyhyryn sheds light on a page of Ukrainian Cossack history
In autumn of 2017, explorers accidentally stumbled on a deep hole filled with human bones (mainly human skulls)…
Win for history in Ukraine: Kyivan Rus archeology site to become museum, not shopping mall
In a triumph of history over commerce, on 19 April 2018, the Kyiv City Council greenlighted a decision…
The life and death of people in medieval Ukraine, told by a paleoanthropologist
Vadym Nazarenko (VN): One of your earliest works was research into the population of medieval Kyiv. Can you…
Mass grave of Kozak Volyn Division of UNR Army found in Vinnytsia Oblast
According to a local, Mykola Drabaty, who remembers the stories recounted by elderly villagers, the soldiers buried in…
Historical finds from Kyivan Rus era under threat in centre of Kyiv
The discoveries in Podil Raion of Kyiv were found accidentally during construction work, although archaeologists claim that this…
Ukrainian experts hope UNESCO status will help preserve ancient Trypillian culture
Mykola Iakovyna, the Honorary President of Ukraine’s National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS),…
Archaeologists discover Scythian treasure in Poltava Oblast
About 30 pieces of Scythian gold have been found in a kurhan (burial mound) in Bilsk, Kotelevsky District,…
Stolen ancient viking’s sword from the dawn of Kyivan Rus comes back home to Ukraine
No one knows for sure who was the owner of this deadly sword made in the Viking style…
Ukraine asks the Netherlands to return museum exhibits
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally requested that the Netherlands guarantee the return to Ukraine of exhibits…