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| Large-scale excavations have begun at the site of the Mangazeya settlement in Yamal |
| 2025-07-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Mangazeya settlement, located in the Tazovsky and Krasnoselkupsky Districts of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, will become the site of large-scale archaeological excavations. As experts note, the study of this territory will help to better understand the history of the ancient city of Mangazeya, the reasons for its decline, and also to study the formation of Orthodoxy in Yamal. The work will start on August 1 and will last until September 15. It is being carried out as part of the project "Holy Protomartyr Basil of Mangazeya". The project is being implemented by the non-profit organization "Siberian Heritage". In 2025, the initiative received support in the form of a grant from the governor in the amount of 4.6 million rubles, as well as co-financing from the Presidential Grants Fund. In the near future, researchers will have to determine the location of the church, the voivode's court and the chapel over the saint's grave. The work will help clarify the details of the life of St. Basil of Mangazeya and may become an important step in the development of the region's tourism potential. An important stage was the study of historical documents and materials from the 17th century from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts. The scientific reconstruction of the events was carried out by historian, specialist in Siberian cities and ancient Russian icon painting Ilya Gorshkov. In the future, scientists will compile a database of sources on the life, cult and iconography of the saint. "Previous excavations covered the posad part of the settlement, while the temple architecture and religious life of Mangazeya remained practically unexplored. Modern technologies, including geoscanning and aerial photography from quadcopters, will allow for more accurate and detailed research," said Georgy Vizgalov, head of the research project "Holy Protomartyr Basil of Mangazeya." Mangazeya is considered one of the first polar Russian cities in Siberia. It existed in the 17th century and was a fur trade center and a stronghold on the trade route. Educational lectures will be held for residents of Yamal who decide to volunteer for the excavations. |
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