Russia
Discover the rich archaeological heritage of Russia, featuring ancient ruins, historical landmarks, and cultural treasures spanning millennia of human history.

Salbyk kurgan
Largest Tagar culture tumulus in Khakassia.

Semikarakorsk Fortress
Early medieval Khazar fortress on island hill.

Sernya
Medieval city ruins with fortress remains

Sintashta
Fortified Bronze Age metallurgical settlement

Arkaim
Fortified Bronze Age settlement in Southern Urals

Beluzhino-Koldairov
Bronze Age burial mound complex.
Kaup (emporium)
Norse burial site with amber trade connections

Rurikovo Gorodische
9th-century Slavic hillfort near Novgorod.

Russian geoglyph
Animal-shaped geoglyph with stone contours

Tanais
Ancient Greek city in Don River delta
Arzhan culture
Scythian kurgan burial site in Tuva

Golden Hills (Russia)
Khazar fortress site near lower Don River
Shum-gora
Massive kurgan with ritual significance.

Kokel culture
Iron Age burial sites in Southern Siberia

Lipno Church
13th-century Russian Orthodox church on island

Filippovka kurgans
Late-Sauromatian to Early-Sarmatian transition site

Lyubsha
Early Slavic fortification predating Staraya Ladoga.

Sarskoye Gorodishche
Medieval fortified settlement with diverse cultural layers.
Mezmaiskaya cave
Prehistoric cave with Mousterian artifacts

Khumar
Por-Bazhyn
Ruined Uyghur palace on mountain lake island
Etoko, Russia

Voronezh
Ancient Slavic settlement and fortifications

Samosdelka
Potential Khazar capital with triangular fortress.

Sarkel
Khazar limestone-and-brick fortress on Don River

Oglakhty
Tashtyk culture burial complex in Khakassia

Shulgan-Tash Cave
Limestone karst cave with Paleolithic paintings

Staraya Ladoga
Ancient trading post with fortifications
Bolshoy Oleny Island
Early metal era burial site.
Timerevo
Unfortified Scandinavian trade outpost near Volga.

Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
Ancient stone labyrinths on Russian island
Kobyakovo Settlement
Ancient fortified settlement near Don River.

Ivolga archaeological site
Xiongnu fortified city in Buryatia, Russia.

Mamontovaya Kurya
Palaeolithic site with stone artifacts

Pazyryk burials
Iron Age Scythian burial mounds

Seroglazovka culture

Tolbaga
Upper Paleolithic site with animal sculpture.
Veliky Novgorod
Historic city with medieval structures and artifacts.
Krivoye Lake
Oxbow lake with early chariot burials

Tmutarakan
Medieval trading town, Kievan Rus principality
Gnezdovo
10th-century Slavic-Varangian trade settlement

Ignatievka Cave
Large limestone cave with ancient paintings.
Mangazeya
17th-century Siberian trade colony remains
Mayatskoye
Khazar hill fort with burial ground
Peremyshl, Muscovy
Medieval fortress and village site