Issues on archaeological crime qualification

Introduction: the article is devoted to the study of the criminalization of actions for illegal search and (or) seizure of archaeological objects from places of occurrence. The author refers to the content of the basic concepts used in the construction of the disposition of Part 1 of Article 243.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, focuses on such anti-social phenomenon as "black archeology", which contributes to the development of illegal market of cultural values, leads to the loss of significant archaeological objects (finds) for history. Materials and Methods: logical, system-structural and statistical methods were used in the work. The materials of the study were the norms of international law, criminal legislation, provisions of legislation on the protection of cultural and historical heritage of the Russian Federation, academic literature. Results: the author revealed the content of legal definitions "cultural layer", "archaeological object", "archaeological monument", investigated the social danger of the crime provided by Article 243...