SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ARCHAEOLOGY OF LATE MIDDLE AGES AND NEW TIME IN URAL-VOLGA REGION: FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES TO HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS” (UFA, MAY 17-18, 2018)

Abstract

The publication features a brief summary and results of the conference “Archaeology of the Late Middle Ages and Modern Time in the Ural-Volga Region: from Archaeological Sources to Historical Reconstructions” held in Ufa on May 17-18, 2018. It was organized by R.G. Kuzeev Institute for Ethnological Studies, Ufa Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Research and Production Center for Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites in the Kirov Region. A wide range of topics related to the study of the New Time archeology of the Ural-Volga region was discussed. The participants considered the issues of chronology and periodization of the “late” archeology of the region, development of the traditions of ceramic and leather industries, transformation of construction technologies, characteristics of the funerary rite, study and preservation of the cultural layer in the territory of contemporary megacities and historical settlements. Particular attention was paid to the issue of state protection of archaeological heritage sites of the 16th - early 20th centuries.