New archaeological research in the Arctic (on the materials of field expeditions 2014-2020)

The paper deals with the results of field archaeological research carried out by the staff of the Museum Association of the Nenets Autonomous Area on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Pechora River and the Bolshezemelskaya tundra in 2014-2020. The territory of the Nenets Autonomous Area has been studied archaeologically insufficiently and unevenly, therefore the tasks of carrying out both archaeological excavations and exploration work in remote areas are relevant. During the period under consideration, 197 new archaeological sites have been identified, dating from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age. The finds are represented by various flint items (arrowheads, scrapers, etc.), ceramics, metal-wares. The archaeological excavations of Pustozersk, the site Salindeyty 3, the Kheybidya-Pedar sacrificial site, the Yugorskaya Sopka settlement and the ancient settlement of Kobylikha yielded valuable results. The paper gives a brief description of the sites, part of the material obtained in the course of research.