Staff (All scientific grades are given in russian system)

Slavonic-finnish archaeology dept.
Central Asia and Caucasus archaeology dept.
Department of Classical Archaeology
Stone Age archaeology dept.
Used-ware analises laboratory
Laboratory of archaeological technology
Archaeological monitoring group

Slavonic-finnish archaeology dept.

• Anatoliy Kirpichnikov. Head of the Dept. Leading scientific fellow, professor. In IHMC since 1958. Specializes in history, culture, soldiership, fortification and architecture of Old Russia and neighbor countries. Candidate dissertation — "Russian close combat weaponry X-XIII cc.", 1963. Doctor dissertation — "Soldiery of Old Russia in IX-XV cc.", 1975.
• Sergey Beletskiy. Leading scientific fellow, Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1989. Specializes in archaeology and history of Old Pskov and countryside, old russian sphragistics and auxiliary historical subjects. Candidate dissertation — "Ceramics of Pskov Land in the 2nd half of the I — beginning of the II millenium as a historical source: (Culture stratigraphy of the region)", 1979. Doctor dissertation — "Pskov sphragistics in XIV-XV cc. (Materials for history of imperative structures in medieval town)", 1994.
• Oleg Boguslavskiy, scientific director deputy. Senior scientific fellow, Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1990. Specializes in archaeology of South Ladoga region and archaeological chronology. Candidate dissertation — "South ladoga region in late I — beginning of the II millenium. (Experience on historical and cultural periodization)", 1991.
• Valentina Gorunova. Senior scientific fellow, Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1981. Specializes in early slavic and old russian settlements and early slavic ceramics. Candidate dissertation — "The town at Lovat-river of Х-XI cc. Towards the issue on town becoming in Old Russia", 1988.
• Tatjana Dorofeeva. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1986. Specializes in recording and cataloguing of archaeological materials.
• Alexander Kurbatov. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1986. Specializes in tannery and culture of late medieval russian town. Candidate dissertation —"Tannery in towns at North-West Russia in XV-XVII cc.", 1997.
• Vladimir Lapshin. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1982. Specializes in old russian archaeology of North-East Russia and archaeological mapping. Candidate dissertation — "Population of central regions of Rostov-Suzdal Land (according to archaeological sources)". 1985.
• Kirill Mikhailov. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1998. Specializes in body guard culture of Old Russia. Candidate of Hist. Sciences.
• Anna Peskova. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1972. Specializes in old russian jewelry and architectural archaeology. Candidate dissertation —"Old Russian town Izjaslavl (On the base of materials from Gorodishe at Gorodishe village close to Shepetovka", 1988.
• Nadezhda Platonova. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1978. Specializes in archaeology and history of North Russia as well as history of russian archaeology. Candidate dissertation — "Churchyards and population system formation at North-West of Novgorod Land (On the base of archaeological materials)". 1988.
• Alexey Plokhov. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1983. Specializes in ceramics of the I millenium AD.
• Evgeniy Rjabinin. Ledaing scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1971. Specializes in old russian and finno-ugrian archaeology, history of early towns of North Russia. Candidate dissertation — "Finno-Ugrian features in culture of North Russia of Х-XIV cc.", 1974. Doctor dissertation — "Finno-Ugrian tribes in constitution of Old Russia (Towards history of slavonic-finnish ethnic-cultural interacions)", 1991.
• Alexander Saxa. Senior scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1978. Specializes in finnish-ugrian archaeology, archaeology and history of Karelia. Candidate dissertation — "Karelia Land in the Middle Ages (on the base of archaeological sources)", 1984. Dr. Hab. of Finnland.
• Petr Sorokin. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1996. Specializes in underwater archaeology of North Russia and archaeology of Saint-Petersburg. Candidate dissertation — "Water routes and shipbuilding in North-West Russia in the Middle Ages", 1994.
• Natalia Khvoshinskaja. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1971. Specializes in old russian and finnish-ugrian archaeology and jewelry. Candidate dissertation — "Western regions of Novgorod Land in the beginning of II millenium (On the base of burial sites)", 1978.
• Olga Sheglova. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1980. Specializes in early slavic archaeology, artistic crafts of Kiev Russia. Candidate dissertation —"Issues of the culture formation in Middle Dnieper in the VIII—X cc. (Late VII — 1st half of VIII cc.)", 1987.

Central Asia and Caucasus archaeology dept.

• Vadim Alekshin. Head of the Dept. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC RAS since 1972. Expert in archaeology and burial customs of central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizija), Stone Age and Bronze Age archaeology of the Middle East. PhD dissertation -- "Social structure of early agricultural communities after burial sites of the Middle Eastern and Central Asian cultures". 1977.
• Vadim Masson. Doctor of Hist. Sciences, professor. In IHMC since 1954. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirgizija), Middle East in the Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze, Early Iron Ages and antique period. Candidate dissertation — "Ancient culture of Dakhistan (Historical-archaeological outlines)", 1954. Doctor dissertation — "The Past of Middle Asia (from the rise of agriculture till the campaign of Alexander the Great)", 1962.
• Davron Abdulloev. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1982. Specializes in medieval archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirgizija) and Middle East. Candidate dissertation — "Penjikent in the period of arabic conquer of Middle Asia and the issue on Sogd cultural heritage", 1980.
• Nikolay Bokovenko. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1975. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Tuva, Mongolia) of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Candidate dissertation — "The infant stage of the early nomads culture of Sayano-Altai: on the base of horse equipment", 1987.
• Vadim Bochkarev. Senior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1968. Specializes in ancient metallurgy of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Caucasus, East and Central Europe; studies ancient cultures of the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages of south russian steppes.
• Elga Vadetskaya. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1965. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia and Central Asia (Tuva and Mongolia) of the Eneolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages; studies art of ancient peoples of Siberia, paleoethnography and history of Siberia. Candidate dissertation — "Ancient statues of the Bronze Age at Enisey", 1966. Doctor dissertation — "The Tashtik epoch in the ancient history of Siberia", 1999.
• Vladimir Zavjalov. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1975. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan) of the Eneolithic, Bronze, Early Iron Ages and antique period.
• Ljubov Kircho. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1979. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan) and Middle Ages of the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. Candidate dissertation — "Early Bronze Age culture of South Turkmenia (Issues on the origin on the base of ceramics)", 1980.
• Yuriy Kutimov. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1999. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan) and Middle East in the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages.
• Igor Lazaretov. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1986. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia and Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Mongolia) in the Bronze and Early Iron Ages.
• Sergey Minjaev. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1968. Specializes in Iron Age archaeology (xionhu nomades) of South Siberia and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Tuva and Mongolia). Candidate dissertation — "Bronze articles of xionhu. Typology. Production. Distribution", 1982.
• Valeriy Nokonorov. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1984. Specializes in soldiership of ancient peoples of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan, Kirgizija) in antique epoch. Candidate dissertation — "Armament and soldiership of Parfia", 1987.
• Margarita Pshenitsina. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1962. Specializes in the Early Iron Age archaeology of South Siberia. Candidate dissertation — "Culture of tribes at Middle Enisey in the II — I cc. BC. (Tesinskiy stage)", 1975.
• Valentina Raspopova. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1958. Specializes in early medieval archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan, Kirgizija). Candidate dissertation — "Metallurgy of early medieval Sogd (Historical-social interpretation based on materials from Penjikent)", 1971. Doctor dissertation — "Early medieval sogdian town (based on materials from Penjikent)", 1993.
• Alexey Rezepkin. Leading scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1976. Specializes in Caucasian archaeology in the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. Candidate dissertation — "North-West Caucasus in the Early Bronze Age (based on the burial sites of Novosvobodnenskaya type)", 1989.
• Mikhail Rysin. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1988. Specializes in Caucasian archaeology in the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. Candidate dissertation — "Beyond the Kuban region in Middle Ages (based on the foremountain zone settlements)", 1992.
• Vladimir Semjonov. Leading scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1973. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia and Central Asia (Tuva and Mongolia) in the Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Candidate dissertation — "The Neolithic and Bronze Ages cultures chronology of Tuva: based on the archaeological sites at the Sayan canyon of Enisey", 1988.
• Ljudmila Sokolova. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1985. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
• Natalia Solovjova. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1981. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia (Turkmenistan) in the Eneolithic.
• Veronika Stegantseva. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1981. Specializes in the Middle Bronze Age archaeology of south russian steppes.
• Viktor Trifonov. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1980. Specializes in archaeology of Caucasus and south russian steppes in the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. Candidate dissertation — "The Kuban steppes in the Early and Middle Bronze Age (Chronology and cultural-chronological characteristic)", 1983.
• Andrei Polyakov, Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 2003. Specializes in archaeology of Bronze Age of Siberia.
• Nikolay Smirnov. Junior scientific fellow. Specializes in archaeology of Bronze Age and Iron Ages of Siberia.

Department of Classical Archaeology

• Konstantin Marchenko. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1967. Leading specialist in history of greek-barbarian interactions at North Black See region in scythian time. Candidate dissertation — "Barbarians on the population of Berezan and Olbia in the 2nd half of the VI — 1st half of the I cc. BC", 1974. Doctor dissertation — "Greeks and barbarians at North-West Black See region (Towards the problem of interactions), 1996.
• Marina Vakhtina. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1978. Specializes in history and archaeology of the greek centers at North Black See region and their interactions with barbarians in classic epoch as well as the region contacts with Ionic Greece and Anatolia. Candidate dissertation — "Greek-barbarian contacts at North Black See region and Crimea in the VII—VI cc. BC", 1984.
• Yuriy Vinogradov. Leading scientific fellow. Head of the Dept. Dotor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1976. Specializes in history, archaeology and culture of Bospor in preroman time. Candidate dissertation — "The features of greek-barbarian interactions at Bospor in the VI—III cc. BC", 1990.
• Vladimir Goroncharovskiy. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1980. Specializes in history and archaeology of North Black See region of roman time and the region connections with the antique centers of Small Asia; studies art, soldiery and armament of roman time. Candidate dissertation — "The Hellinistic Pergam and North Black See region (Towards the problem of contacts)", 1984.
• Sergey Kashaev. Scientific fellow, scientific secretary of the department. In IHMC since 1998. Specializes in Hellenistic house ceramics of Cherson. Leads excavations at the south of Taman peninsula within the project Bospor greeks and their neighbours in the antiquity (rus).
• Igor Shaub. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1974. Specializes in religious life, beliefs, cults of the antique centers of North Black See region, their features and interactions with the local people ideology. Candidate dissertation — "Cults and religious concepts of the Bospor population in the VI—IV cc. BC", 1987.

Stone Age archaeology dept.

• Sergey Vasiliev. Head of the Dept. Leading scientific fellow, Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1978. Specializes in Paleolithic of Siberia, buildings and settlements of Late Paleolithic, New World colonization, ethnoarchaeology, history of archaeology. Candidate dissertation — "The Paleolithic sites of West Sajan (comparative analyses of stone and bone implements)", 1984. Doctor dissertation — "Late Paleolithic of Upper Enisey (based on material of multilayer camps of Maina area)", 1996.
• Zoja Abramova. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences, professor, consultant. In IHMC since 1952. Specializes in paleolithic art, Late Paleolithic of South Siberia and East Europe, paleolithic cultures east of Asia. Candidate dissertation — "Paleolithic sculpture in the USSR", 1961. Doctor dissertation — "Paleolithic art of Eurasia as historical source", 1972.
• Mikhail Anikovich. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1976. Specializes in Paleolithic of Kostenki camp and East Europe, Late Paleolithic development, human and mammoth in Late Paleolithic, general issues of the Paleolithic. Candidate dissertation — "Streletskaja culture sites at Kostenki", 1977. Doctor dissertation —"Early stage of Late Paleolithic in East Europe", 1991.
• Nikolai Anisutkin. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1975. Specializes in Early and Mid Paleolithic South-West of East Europe, classification abd chronology of the Mousterian industries, hunting and housing in Mid Paleolithic. Candidate dissertation — "The Mustje of the Prut-Dniester watershed", 1971. Doctor dissertation — "Early and Mid Paleolithic South-West of european part of the USSR", 1992.
• Sergey Astakhov. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1960. Specializes in Paleolithic of Siberia, Central Asia and Japan. Candidate dissertation — "Afontova Gora settlements and their place in the Paleolithic of Siberia", 1966. Doctor dissertation — "The Paleolithic of Tuva", 1993.
• Elena Beljaeva. Senior scientific fellow Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1994. Speccializes in Mid Paleolithic of Caucasus, development of the Mousterian industries. Candidate dissertation — "Lower Paleolithic sites in the Gubs basin", 1994.
• Leonid Veshnjatskiy. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1983. Specializes in Paleolithic of Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, Middle East, anthropogenesis, Late Paleolithic development, theory of the Paleolithic. Candidate dissertation — "The Paleolithic of Turkmenia", 1986.
• Gennadiy Grigorjev. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1961. Specializes in Late Paleolithic of East and Middle Europe, excavation methods of paleolithic sites, stone industries classification, Paleolithic of Africa, global analyses of ancient cultures development, general questions of Stone Age archaeology. Candidate dissertation — "The dawn of the Late Paleolithic and the Homo Sapiens rise in Europe and Middle East", 1965. Doctor dissertation — "The Paleolithic of Africa", 1980.
• Galina Grigorjeva. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1959. Specializes in Late Paleolithic South-West of East Europe and central part of the Russian Plate, paleolithic bone artifacts. Candidate dissertation — "Late Paleolithic sites of the North-West Black See and North Azov regions", 1968.
• Sergey Kulakov. Secretary scholar. Candidate of Science. In IHMC RAS since 1987. Expert in the Middle Paleolithic age archaeology of Caucasus, paleolithic workshops, technological analysis of stone artifacts. PhD dissertation - "The Old Paleolithic workshops on Caucasus (techno-morphological analyzes)". 1991.
• Sergey Lisitsin. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1998. Specializes in the Paleolithic of Kostenki and center of the Russian Plate, Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic North-West of european part of Russia. Candidate dissertation — "Late Paleolithic and Early Mesolithic of Dniepr-Dvina-Volga watershed", 2000.
• Vasiliy Lubin. Leading scientific fellow-consultant. Doctor of Hist. Sciences, professor. In IHMC since 1950. Specializes in Early and Mid Paleolithic of Caucasus, Middle Asia and Middle East, study methods of cave sites and stone industries classification, Paleolithic of Africa. Candidate dissertation – "Stone Age of South Osetia (regarding certain questions of Lower Paleolithic of Transcaucasus and Near East countries)", 1953. Doctor dissertation — "The Mousterian cultures of Caucasus", 1975.
• Alexanger Matukhin. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1977. Specializes in the Paleolithic South of european part of Russia, paleolithic workshops, experimental and technology studies of ancient tools. Candidate dissertation — "Production technology and functions of early paleolithic tools", 1977. Doctor dissertation — "Paleolithic workshops of east Europe", 1996.
• Pavel Nekhoroshev. Candidate and Doctoral Dissertation Special Committee secretary scholar. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1983. Specializes in Paleolithic South of european part of Russia, intermediate stages from Mid to Late Paleolithic, stone industries technology analysis. Candidate dissertation — "Technological study method initial stone cleavage in Mid Paleolithic", 1996. WWW: http://paleolithic.narod.ru.
• Vladimir Pitulko. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1986. Specializes in arctic Mesolithic, issues regarded human population of the Polar region, Siberian and Alaska cultures correlation. Candidate dissertation — "Populating stages in the circumarctic zone of Russia during the Stone Age", 1995.
• Nikolai Praslov. Leading scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1962. Specializes in the Paleolithic of Kostenki and the Don valley, Paleolithic art and paints, chronology and paleogeography of the Paleolithic. Candidate dissertation — "Early Paleolithic of North-East Azov and Lower Don", 1965.
• Andrey Sinitsin. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1981. Specializes in the Paleolithic of Kostenki, european Late Paleolithic cultures correlation, issues regarded stone tools classification. Candidate dissertation — "Gorodtsovskaya Late Paleolithic culture and its place in the Paleolithic of the Russian Plate". 1982.
• Galina Sinitsina. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1983. Specializes in the Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic of North-West Russia, Neolithic of East Europe and South Siberia. Candidate dissertation — "The Neolithic sites of Lower Angara", 1986.
• Vladimir Shumkin. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1970. Specializes in ancient cultures of the Kola peninsula, Fennoscandia rock art. Candidate dissertation — "Stone and bone industry of the Mesolithic—Early Iron Age of the Kola Peninsula", 1984.
• Marija Zheltova. Junior scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1988. Specializes in Late Paleolithic North-West of central part of the Russian Plate, spatial analysis of paleolithic sites.

Used-ware analises laboratory

• Vjacheslav Shelinsky. Head of the Lab. Leading scientific fellow. Doctor of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1968. Specializes in the Stone Age archaeology (Caucasus, the Urals, the Russian Plate). Candidate dissertation — "The Mousterian tools usage (based on experimental and used-ware analyses)", 1974. Doctor dissertation — "Early and Mid Paleolithic used-ware analyses, tools functions and workshops (based on materials from Caucasus, Crimea and the Russian Plate)", 1994.
• Galina Poplevko. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1984. Specializes in used-ware analyses of stone industries South of East Europe and North Caucasus in the Neolithic-Bronze Age. Candidate dissertation — "Subsistance at South of East Europe in the Early Bronze Age (based on the Konstantinovskoe settlement materials)", 2000.
• Natalia Skakun. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1972. Specializes in the Bronze Age of South-East Europe and Near East; ancient tools studies and paleoeconomic systems reconstructions. Candidate dissertation — "Economy reconstruction of ancient farming societies in the Aeneolithic in North-East Bulgaria (based on used-ware analyses)". 1987.
• Tomara Sharovskaya. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1973. Specializes in the Bronze Age of Central Asia; stone, clay and bone used-ware analyses.
• Evgeny Girja. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1984. Specializes in european stone tools production technology. Candidate dissertation — "Technological analyses of the plate industries", 1993.

Laboratory of archaeological technology

• Alexander Egorkov. Head of the Lab. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Chemistry. In IHMC since 1994. Specializes in spectral analyses of archaeological data and chromatographic analyses of old russian painting organic components. Candidate dissertation — "On the issue of petroliferous shale kerogen chemical structure", 1975.
• Natalia Burova. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1999. Specializes in bone samples preparation for C-14 dating analyses and taphonomy methods usage in archaeology.
• Ganna Zaitseva. In IHMC since 1979. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Chemistry. Specializes in C-14 dating. Candidate dissertation — "1,3 alcadiens a-oxide interactions with thiols and benzolselenol", 1968.
• Alexei Kasparov. Scientific fellow, paleozoologist. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1988. Specializes in faunal complexes of the Late Pleistocene—Holocen.
• Marianna Kulkova. Scientific fellow. Candidate of geology-minerology sciences. In IHMC since 2000. Specializes in soil technical and C-14 analyses.
• Ludmila Lebedeva. Engineer-paleogeographer. In IHMC since 1993. Specializes in soil samples preparation for C-14 dating.
• Elena Mednikova. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Chemistry. In IHMC since 1979. Specializes in old russian mortar and medieval frescos analyses by using analytical chemistry methods. Candidate dissertation — "Pecoline oxidation in water-alkali environment by air oxygen", 1979.
• Anatoly Sementsov. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Physics-Math Sciences. Specializes in C-14 activity measurements. Candidate dissertation — "Scintillation device with forced stabilization", 1973.

Archaeological monitoring group

• Andrey Subbotin. Head of the Group. Scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 1975. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia in Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages and landscape archaeology. Candidate dissertation — «Dynamics of the advanced Tagar culture (based on burial sites excavations)». 2001.
• Marina Kilunovskaya. Senior scientific fellow. Candidate of Hist. Sciences. In IHMC since 2001. Specializes in archaeology of Central Asia, scytho-siberian art and ancient rock art. Candidate dissertation — «Art of Tuva in scythian time (typology, chronology and semantics)». 1992.
• Konstantin Matekhin. IT engineer.
• Sergey Krasnienko. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1980. Specializes in archaeology of South Siberia in Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages and landscape archaeology.
• Sergey Popov. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 1980. Specializes in slavonic-finnish archaeology (Early Iron Age — Middle Ages antiquities chronology of North-West Russia) and radiocarbon dating.
• Stas Vasiliev. Scientific fellow. In IHMC since 2000. Specialist in Early Iron Age archaeology of the Volga-Kama region and scythian animal style; GIS and usage of computer applications in archaeology.