Sungir: Stone Age

Everyone knows this place from the discovery there in 1955 of the site of the ancient stone age man, which enriched world science with a lot of valuable information about the beginning of the existence of our species homo sapiens. However, this is not the only valuable archaeological site located there, but simply the most famous. Literally a hundred meters from the findings of the Upper Paleolithic, there is something else that requires our attention, as an interesting artifact of native antiquity.

And even here, all the curious things do not end there.

Part one. Abandoned archaeological excavation and ruins of a failed museum on the site of the ancient stone age man's parking lot. A detailed story about the environment, life and anthropology of its inhabitants.

Part two. The place of the disappeared Meryan village, ramparts and ditches of the ancient Russian city of the XII century ("Cup"). A story about the structure of Slavic fortified settlements and the way of life of our medieval ancestors.

All facilities are located on the territory of Vladimir.