VERKHNY SALTIV ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX: HISTORY OF THE RESEARCH, ATTEMPTS OF MUSEUMIFICATION, CURRENT SITUATION
Keywords:
Saltiv culture, excavations, museumification, collection, preservationAbstract
The discovery of archaeological sites near the village of Verkhny Saltiv in 1900 has formed the grounds for identification of Saltiv archaeological culture and become the first step on a long journey of research and museumification of this complex, in which three main stages are distinguished: 1) 1900—1941; 2) 1946—1991; 3) 1992—2022. The first stage is characterized by collection of material, its initial interpretation, cessation of the looting of the site by local population, and forwarding archaeological materials to the museum collections. The discoverer of the site V. A. Babenko was the main person in this period. The end of this stage is associated with the war of 1941—1945 and destruction of most museum collections and records. The second stage is associated with a replenishment of the lost museum collections and scientific generalization of the already obtained archaeological material. The main work on the sites of the complex was carried out by expeditions of the Kharkov State University (S. A. Semenov-Zuser, 1946—1948), the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (D. T. Berezovets, 1959—1961,1965, 1967), and the Kharkiv Historical Museum (V. G. Borodulin, 1984—1991). The final of this stage was marked by the announcement of the complex as a conservation area (1987) and establishment of the museum on a voluntary basis in the building of the former club of Verkhny Saltov village (1985—1991). In the period of 1992—2022, there were studies of the sites of the complex by expeditions of the Kharkov National Karazin University (V. V. Skirda, N. V. Chernihov), the Kharkiv Sumtsov Historical Museum (V. S. Aksyonov), the Kharkiv State Skovoroda Pedagogical University (V. V. Koloda, H. E. Svistun). During this period, on the basis of the complex, the historical and archaeological museum reserve «Verkhny Saltiv» (1999) was created and developed. As a result of hostilities in spring and summer of 2022, the museum building in Verkhny Saltiv was seriously damaged, part of the collection was lost. In December 2022, only a third of the museum exhibits could be transferred to a safe place.
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