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Center for Paleoethnological Research
VITA ANTIQUA 16, 2025, Tangible Heritage of Ancient Times : approaches, contexts, interpretations
Pavlo Shydlovskyi 1, Sofia Syvuk 2
Research and Preservation of Tangible Heritage during the War: Activities of the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1, 2 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1ORCID: 0009-0001-6771-812X
2ORCID: 0009-0001-2945-3623
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ABSTRACT
The introductory article presents the activities of the Department of Archaeology and Museology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv during the Russian–Ukrainian war, aimed at studying, documenting, and preserving tangible cultural heritage. In the context of large-scale losses of cultural assets caused by hostilities, occupation, and looting, the Department focuses its efforts on three main areas: archaeological field research, monitoring of heritage destruction, and digital documentation of artifacts and cultural landscapes.
Keywords: tangible heritage, material culture, site safeguarding, archaeological monitoring, publication of archaeological data, museum collections.
Lenguage: Ukrainian/English
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Shydlovskiy, P. S., Syvuk, S.O. 2025. Research and Preservation of Tangible Heritage during the War: Activities of the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.. VITA ANTIQUA, 16. Tangible Heritage of Ancient Times : approaches, contexts, interpretations.
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