The Berestye Archeological Museum, located in the city of
Brest, Belarus, is a museum centered around an
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
displaying an authentic East Slavic wooden town dating back to the 13th century. Unique in Europe, the 1800 square meter site was excavated by archeologists of the
Belarusian Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) ( be, Нацыянальная акадэмія навук Беларусі, russian: Национальная академия наук Беларуси, НАН Беларуси, НАНБ) is ...
between 1968 and 1981. The project was supervised by Dr.
P.F.Lysenko. In 1982, a modern structure of concrete, glass and aluminum in the shape of a huge pitched roof was erected over the archeological site. The museum was opened on March 2, 1982. The museum displays preserved 28
log cabins, as well over 1400 artifacts dating back to 10th and 14th centuries which were unearthed during the
excavation.
External links
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Further reading
*Лысенко, П.Ф. “Берестье” (Berestye by
P.F.Lysenko). Minsk, (1985) (in Russian)
*Лысенко, П.Ф. “Отрытие Берестья” (The Discovery of Berestye by
P.F.Lysenko). Minsk, (1989); (2007) second edition {{ISBN, 978-985-08-0852-3 (in Russian)
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