Exhibition “Ancient Inhabitants of the Chuvash Region According to Archaeology and Paleontology”

About exhibition

The tour of the Chuvash National Museum’s exhibitions begins with the earliest pages of the Chuvash region’s history. The exhibition opens with a unique archaeological map of the republic, created specially for the museum and published here for the first time. A distinctive “gallery of memory” is devoted to the world-renowned scholars who laid the foundations of the National Museum’s archaeological collections, which today number more than 30,000 items. A reconstruction of a Stone Age dwelling and Paleolithic finds are displayed, providing insight into the living conditions of ancient people. The Mesolithic, Neolithic and Eneolithic periods are represented by excavation materials as well as field photographs and excerpts from archaeologists’ diaries. The Bronze Age in Chuvashia is represented by three major cultural-historical groups: Balanovo, Abashevo and Srubna. The eponymous sites were excavated in the Kozlovsky and Cheboksarsky districts. The appearance of members of these populations can be judged by sculptural reconstructions by the prominent anthropologist M. M. Gerasimov (1907–1970). The Early Iron Age is reflected in materials from the excavations of the Ivankovskoye burial ground and settlements such as “Nozha-var”, “Pichke-sarche” and others. The exhibition concludes with a case dedicated to the latest archaeological artefacts added to the Chuvash National Museum’s collections. Tickets are also available via the link.