MY BODYANSKY. MEMORIES AND STOPPED SHOTS
Keywords:
history of archaeology, O. V. Bodyanskyi, Dnipro Rapids region, archaeological explorations.Abstract
This work is a tribute of deep respect and endless gratitude to my teacher, Oleksandr Vsevolodovych Bodyansky, an archaeologist and a person. Author met him in 1974 during the expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and stood together until his last days. My memories of Oleksandr Vsevolodovych are a mosaic panel consisting of colorful shots of joint work in expeditions, personal communication, conversations, observations, delight and «solid admiration». From 1929 until his passing away, O. V. Bodyansky was engaged in archaeology. From 1931 he was a close and creative friend of D. I. Yavornytskyi. In 1934—1936, he worked as a laboratory assistant at the Dniprobud Museum (Zaporizhia). In 1943—1945 he participated in the ІІ World War. In 1946, he was an employee of the Dnipropetrovsk Historical Museum. From 1946 to 1976, he was a senior laboratory assistant at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, from 1977 to 1992 he was an employee of the Zaporizhia Regional Museum of Local History. O. V. Bodianskyi is the author of about 40 publications on archaeology and early history. During the 60 years of his conscious life, О. V. Bodyansky discovered hundreds of archaeological sites: parking lots, settlements, burial grounds of different ages and cultures, which were included in the cadastre of archeological objects of Dnipro Rapids region. He discovered prehistoric sites of the Stone Age, settlements and burial grounds of the Bronze Age and early Iron Age, the Middle Ages, and the Cossacks. He collected and handed over to the Zaporizhia Regional Museum of Local Lore, the Dnipropetrovsk Historical Museum, the Khortytsia Historical and Cultural Reserve, the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, collections of objects from different ages and cultures. The monuments discovered by Bodyansky became the basis of scientific papers, dissertations, and monographs of many archaeologists. The personal file of O. V. Bodyansky, which consists of orders, personnel records, three versions of his autobiography, characteristics, a list of publications, etc. is kept in the Scientific archive of the Institute of Archaeology.
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