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Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IA NASU) is the principal research institution within the system of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, conducting fundamental and applied archaeological research from the Paleolithic era through the late Middle Ages and early modern period.

Overview

The Institute of Archaeology was founded in 1918. The institution carries out expeditionary excavations, fundamental monographic research, and the preservation and registration of Ukraine's archaeological heritage, including on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula.

For decades, scholars of the IA NASU have conducted comprehensive expeditionary research in Crimea. In particular, the Inkerman Expedition, led by Evelina Kravchenko, carried out fundamental excavations of Uch-Bash in 2006–2013 and published the collective monograph "From Bronze to Iron: The Economy of the Inhabitants of the Inkerman Valley" (2016).

Key Details / Subtopics

  • Crimean expeditions and research: The Institute organized excavations of Crimea's benchmark sites — Uch-Bash, Sakharna Holovka, the Shyrokyi kurgan cemetery, Olbia, Tauric Chersonesus, and monuments of the Bilozerska and Kizilkoba cultures.
  • Publishing activity: The Institute acts as publisher of scholarly journals ("Arkheolohiia") and fundamental monographs that synthesize the results of interdisciplinary research in the humanities and natural sciences.
  • Researchers of the institution: The Institute has been and is home to distinguished archaeologists — Oleksandr Leskov, Evelina Kravchenko, Serhii Horbanenko, Maryna Serheieva, Tetiana Hoshko, and others.
  • Heritage protection under occupation: Since 2014, the Institute has stepped up monitoring of the state of preservation of monuments in occupied Crimea and the documentation of cases of illegal excavations and destruction of the cultural layer.