Archaeological teams of the Rosneft Institute of Science discovered 45 cultural heritage objects in the Samara and Orenburg regions in 2023, 16 of which were new and previously unrecorded. Experts took precautions to ensure their safety. This was reported by the press service of the oil company.
Of the 16 previously discovered undocumented archaeological monuments, 8 were burial mounds and 8 were single mounds.
Rosneft announced that archaeologists examined 239 lands allocated for the economic development of Samaraneftegaz and Orenburgneft in 2023, and both companies produced Rosneft’s assets.
It is stated that the institute’s experts also clarified the boundaries of the previously identified cultural heritage sites: Naydennoe Ozero I settlements, first identified in 1979, and Syezzhee I settlements, identified in the Samara region in 1988, as well as a burial mound. Near the village of Savelyevka in the Orenburg region.
During the exploration work, archaeologists recovered artifacts belonging to the Wood-frame culture that existed in the Late Bronze Age (XVIII-XII centuries BC).
Experts handed over the finds to the Samara Regional Museum of History and Local Lore named after Pyotr Alabin.
As a result of research conducted by the institute’s staff, historical maps of the Urals and the Volga region were filled with new archaeological objects.
Rosneft emphasizes that the company attaches importance to the preservation of historical and cultural heritage and carries out archaeological work during all kinds of excavations in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.